Sermon: Day of Pentecost

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Deacon Brother Andrew Jones on the Feast of Pentecost, June 8, 2025.

      Sermon - Pentecost 2025 - The Rev. Deacon Br. Andrew Jones

Lessons

You can read the scriptures for this service here: Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35,37; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-27.

The picture shown above is a detail of a painting by Titian (ca. 1488-1576), “The Descent of the Holy Spirit,” which hangs above an altar in the basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy.

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This week, Mother Liz reflects on Jesus’ call to be “salt” and “light,” exploring these images as both gift and vocation. Salt brings savor, preservation, and healing; light reveals truth and kindles hope—even when it feels vulnerable to shine. Jesus speaks in the present tense: this is who we already are, together, as the church. Drawing on recent courageous witness from clergy and neighbors responding to injustice, Mother Liz invites us to live our shared calling with courage, creativity, and compassion so that others may taste and see the goodness of God through our life together.

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