Celebrate the Spirit (The Season after Pentecost)
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The Spirit is our focus on the feast of Pentecost, 50 days after Easter Day. On Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the way the Spirit showed up among the disciples in an upper room in the form of wind and fire long ago, and we celebrate the ways the Spirit shows up among all God's people in various forms today.
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Spiritual Resources for the Season
The season after Pentecost is a season of activating the gifts the Spirit has given us for our work in the world. In order to stay strong for the work God is giving us, it is crucial that we set aside regular times to rest in God's presence. The focus of Daily Prayer for All Seasons (below) in this season after Pentecost is REST.
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Daily Prayer
People in all kinds of religious traditions, including Judaism and Christianity, have been marking time with prayer for almost as long as we’ve divided the day into hours. “Praying the hours,” as it’s called, has always reminded us that God walks with us throughout each day; “praying the hours” is also a way that the community of faith comes together, whether we’re united all in one place or scattered like raindrops.
Daily Prayer for All Seasons, a resource published by the Episcopal Church, offers short seasonal prayer services to help you "pray the hours" wherever you are. For each season, the book offers eight daily invitations for you to pause for a short prayer/meditation break. Each service can be prayed in 3-8 minutes. In addition to the familiar liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent, Easter, etc.), Daily Prayer for All Seasons divides the long Season after Pentecost into two seasons: a Season of Rest, and a Season of Creation.
You can download a copy of Daily Prayer for All Seasons, buy a bound copy, or pray along with the small group (of regular people of all ages) in the audio recordings, below.
Daily Prayer for All Seasons, a resource published by the Episcopal Church, offers short seasonal prayer services to help you "pray the hours" wherever you are. For each season, the book offers eight daily invitations for you to pause for a short prayer/meditation break. Each service can be prayed in 3-8 minutes. In addition to the familiar liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent, Easter, etc.), Daily Prayer for All Seasons divides the long Season after Pentecost into two seasons: a Season of Rest, and a Season of Creation.
You can download a copy of Daily Prayer for All Seasons, buy a bound copy, or pray along with the small group (of regular people of all ages) in the audio recordings, below.
Upon Waking: Focus on Praise
At the Start of the Day: Focus on Discernment
At Mid-Morning: Focus on Wisdom
At Mid-Day: Focus on Perseverance and Renewal
In the Afternoon: Focus on Love
At Dusk: Focus on Forgiveness
At Bedtime: Focus on Trust
Late at night: Focus on Keeping Watch