The Dream of Pentecost

“And so, if church is the place we go for healing – as it should be -- the temptation is for us to be hyper aware of our own pain and woundedness and less aware … or even unaware of others’. That doesn’t make us unfeeling or bad people. It’s literally how we are wired.  …And … that’s not Pentecost. Because there is another piece of our relationship between pain and empathy … and that is when we have been through pain, as we are able to heal from it, it increases our ability to empathize with the pain of others and be part of their healing. That is the dream of Pentecost. And that is the dream of the Beloved Community God is gathering here at All Saints Church.” Sermon by Mike Kinman from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Romans 8:14-27, Acts 2:1-18, and John 14:8-17. Watch the sermon on YouTube. Read the text of the sermon here. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/videos. Subscribe, like, get notifications every time we post! Enjoy our extensive archive of stimulating and inspiring content! Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.