De-huddling
The doors are open. That’s what Pentecost has done. (Acts 2:1-21) In this moment, in this event, we are empowered to realize the promise that was offered at Easter. We all know that the curtain in the temple was torn in two, and God’s heart was opened on Good Friday. We know that new life was realized on Resurrection morning. But closed and locked doors were still keeping the followers huddled together; still keeping them from living into God’s new reality. Fear reigned in too many hearts until the wind and the fire of Pentecost. Now, there is access and accessibility. Now, there is a way to approach. Now, there is openness that keeps no one away. Now, we embrace openness and claim the gift given to us.
We celebrate by de-huddling, moving out of the doors unlocked and swung wide, to live into the all-access pass we’ve been given.
