“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

 Seems like a great question.

 Just short-circuit the small talk
and get to the crux of the matter!

The Kindom of God has come near.

Bidden or unbidden…
            welcomed or not welcomed…
       the Kindom of God has come near!

 What wonderful news!
           That includes an invitation….

In Paul’s letter to the Church in Galatia, he says:
            “The whole law is summed up in a single commandment,
      ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

 You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Salvation.

That’s a word you probably don’t hear very often from the pulpit in The Episcopal Church! Or anywhere else in The Episcopal Church, for that matter….

Today, Trinity Sunday, is the day the Church sets aside to focus on the Trinity: the one, holy, living, and loving God.

For the disciples,
the day of Pentecost started just like any other day.

They had gathered together in one place as a community,
and then SUDDENLY,
                        suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind,
       and it filled the entire house….