Pentecost A + Together-dream! + 5.28.23
M. Campbell-Langdell+ All Santos, Oxnard (Acts 2:1-21; Ps. 104:25-35, 37; Numbers 11:24-30; St John 20:19-23) Next to my desk, I have a little piece of art and instruction from the artist Sark. It says “How to be an Artist” and goes on to describe many things: “Stay loose. Learn to watch snails. Plant impossible gardens. Invite someone dangerous to tea. Make little signs that say yes! And post them all over your house. Make friends with freedom and uncertainty. Look forward to dreams.” And it goes on. I couldn’t help thinking of it when I saw David Lose’s reflection for these Pentecost readings. He asks us, the working preachers of the world, why the people are afraid to dream. Is it because we have learned that dreaming is just for kids? Lose cites Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s book Freakonomics, and their point that “one of the keys...