This reflection is a summary of the blogs posted from
Ascension Sunday until Pentecost Sunday.
All the above examples are expressions of the human person to rise above
the noise and confusion of earthly and mundane life. This begins with a “sacred action” or what is
also called sacrifice. This is central
to the Christian faith, which confesses that Christ offered himself through the Baptism in the Jordan leading to
his ministry and death after which he “arose from the dead, and ascended into heaven,” and
the out pouring of the Holy Spirit. There
is something sacred, ethereal, spiritual, and heavenly to our encounter with
the Divine, but there is also something that renews, restores, and revives upon
the earth and throughout the mundane world.
God’s will is done on earth as in heaven (Mt 6:10). The community
partakes in the sacred act of praise (Heb 13:15) and a sacred act of sharing
with those in need (v. 16). The Church,
in Christ, becomes a sign and instrument of communion with God and unity among
all peoples (Lumen Gentium 1). Uniqueness about Pentecost is when the Holy
Spirit comes, the lips, hearts, and minds of those present are lifted, praise,
and speak of the glorified one (Acts 2:11, 24, 32-35), but their limbs are
spread out and they share their spiritual fruits and earthly goods with one
another (vv. 42-45).
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| Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan (Artist: He Qi) |
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| Pentecost (Artist: He Qi) |
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