Chris Dodd – 5 June 2022.
Reading: Acts 2:1-21
Our reading from the book of Acts this morning describes the first day of Pentecost.
Significantly the story has the followers of Jesus gathered in one place. They are together, not scattered or spread around Jerusalem. They are together. We don’t know what they are feeling, what they are talking about or even who they are. But they are together.
This is the second time in a few short weeks that the followers of Jesus have been together in one place, for after Jesus’ crucifixion they too were together in the upper room.
The gospel of john tells us:
- The disciples were afraid of the Jewish leaders, and on the evening of that same Sunday they locked themselves in a room. Suddenly, Jesus appeared in the middle of the group. When the disciples saw the lord, they became very happy.
