Pentecost Sunday

The Sunday seven weeks after Easter. It is about receiving the holy spirit into your life and letting it guide you in all of your future endeavors.

Being the recent church goer that I am, I did not realize that wearing red in church on this day was expected, so I was one of the very few attending today in a blue shirt. The message of the sermon was not lost on me, regardless. I am often amazed and inspired by Reverend Doll’s ability to incorporate real life experiences and stories into his sermons, his flawless presentation and the value and inspiration in his message.

He stated in his sermon today that discussing the holy spirit is one of his more difficult tasks, For me, the Holy Spirit is a concept I get. My personal holy spirit is that conscience and thought process where I choose to do the right thing guided by my Christian upbringing, often not my personal preference. I look back on my early years of cartoons and old movies having a little devil parked above my left shoulder and a small angel parked above my right both offering advice. Obviously, the angel is my holy spirit. My problem, as it is with most of us, is listening to the right one. I still find me preferring to be in total control of my life and wanting to listen to that little devil. Attending church regularly makes resisting that much easier.

As suggested in today’s sermon, I pray that I keep improving spiritually and eventually achieve the total peace and contentment that Christianity offers. It is a real challenge for me to be a vocal Christian. That is not my nature. I am more of a listener than a talker, but I hope that on balance my bottom line leans heavily toward the angel.

Sermon: https://greenvalleypres.com/sermon/why-live-on-less