I invite you to remember those inner Pentecosts in which you were able to experience, like the apostles, these gifts of the Spirit. Maybe some moments when you received a burning of the heart that makes love, charity, and hope grow; or you felt an inexpressible joy that can only be shared. Maybe you will remember a gentle light that makes it possible to grasp and name what you were experiencing, or the smooth sound of a wind that moved you inwardly and gave you the ability to recognize and speak the language of others. Yes, let us take the time to give thanks to the Lord for these experiences of the Spirit that have marked our lives in the daily life of our relationships or in more extraordinary events. Let us thank the Lord who has given us the opportunity to become more and more Pentecostal pilgrims, missionaries of the Risen Lord walking together to be in this broken world the Church of Christ called to be sign and instrument of the unity of the human family.
--Sr. Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ
Image source 1: https://horizonpointechurch.com/blog/2013/5/30/a-gentle-breeze
Image source 2: https://dailytheology.org/2012/05/26/leave-room-for-the-holy-spirit-pentecost-as-the-source-of-religious-freedom/
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