{"id":4434,"date":"2010-05-23T17:55:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-23T17:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/05\/pentecost-making-a-new-church.html"},"modified":"2010-05-23T17:55:22","modified_gmt":"2010-05-23T17:55:22","slug":"pentecost-making-a-new-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/05\/pentecost-making-a-new-church.html","title":{"rendered":"Pentecost: making a new church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/Pentecost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pentecost.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/212\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/05\/Pentecost-thumb-400x369-14162.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0pt auto 20px\" height=\"369\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/span> &#8220;The Spirit who came as a great rushing wind and as tongues of fire<br \/>\non the first Pentecost will come more quietly but no less powerfully<br \/>\nupon us today and upon the gifts we will place on this altar.<\/p>\n<p>If we believe the Spirit will make of bread and wine we offer<br \/>\nthe presence of the Body and Blood of Christ<br \/>\nin the sacrifice of this Eucharist,<br \/>\nwill we fail to believe that the same Spirit<br \/>\nwill make of our wounds, a font of grace?<br \/>\nOf our mistrust, a new-found hope? Of our brokenness a stronger Church,<br \/>\nnourished by the bread and cup of this holy table?<\/p>\n<p>Will these gifts be transformed &#8211; and us who receive them, too?<br \/>\nYes, says the Lord! He has promised and he will do it!<\/p>\n<p>Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people<br \/>\nand kindle in us the fire of your love.<br \/>\nSend forth your Spirit and we shall be created anew<br \/>\nand you shall renew the face of the earth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right\">&#8212; Fr. Austin Fleming, <a href=\"http:\/\/concordpastor.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/can-these-dry-bones-come-to-life.html\">Homily for Pentecost<\/a>, May 23, 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Spirit who came as a great rushing wind and as tongues of fire on the first Pentecost will come more quietly but no less powerfully upon us today and upon the gifts we will place on this altar. 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