A Pentecost Reflection

Well, last night was a first for Journey. Our Pastor (who was ready to lead the gathering at 5pm) got stuck in an airport in a different state with a canceled flight. Needless to say she couldn't make it on time. Despite not having Danielle to lead the gathering the community had a great discussion on Pentecost. It is so encouraging to be a part of a community that doesn't rely on only one person to 'preach the word.' But instead we can all chime in with our reflections in order build each other up. This is fitting for Pentecost, since it was at Pentecost when the Spirit was released and all followers of Jesus were able to be spokespeople for God. We are all now part of the ongoing story of God. Thanks to all who shared thoughts!

Below is the video that we were unable to show due to technical problems.

The reflection that Danielle wanted to have was this:
There’s a great song by the Fireflies called “Autumn Story,” and it happens to have a stunning video. The lyrics of the song itself speak in many ways about this life-giving way, this life of paying-it-forward, this act of watching the Spirit move and morph the story along from one thing to another, with our help. We are going to show this video as part of our response. And I wonder if during the lovely visuals and lyrics we might think about how we feel like passing on this great story in our lives- what visions we see, what dreams we dream, what people or issues we hope to speak about as the prophets we are all called to be...