Pentecost + We are God's Prayer for the World + ACL+ and MCL+ 5.19.24
We are God’s Prayer for the World Day of Pentecost, 2024 St Paul’s Emmanuel, Santa Paula and All Santos, Oxnard The Revs. Alene and Melissa Campbell-Langdell Happy Feast of Pentecost! Today, the early historian known as Luke takes us back to the Upper Room. We’ve been here before in the story. We watched as Jesus joined his disciples for a somber meal. As they ate together, Jesus said goodbye, and told his disciples to hold on to this ritual of bread and wine as a way of remembering him. Emotions ran high that day. One disciple left to betray Jesus, another promised never to deny him and then did so a few hours later. In the following week, the Upper Room continues to figure prominently in the story as the disciples gather there in fear. We are told the doors are locked out of fear. The room is haunted by ghosts of the past: denial, failure, grief. When Jesus shows up in their midst, he first has to reassure the disciples that he