Looking Into the Lectionary — Worship resources for 6/5

June 5, 2022 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21 COMMENTARY As Christians called together to worship and serve, we have quite a history. We’ve had some glorious moments and some not-so-glorious moments. We should remember and repent of the times when we misinterpreted God’s will by endorsing slavery, forcing Indigenous people to accept Christ or subjugating women by saying they had no right to speak and lead. But we can also remember the Protestant Reformation seeking to address abuses of authority. We can celebrate the Confessing Church movement courageously standing up to Hitler in Nazi Germany and African American churches leading this country in a Civil Rights revolution. We’ve had low moments and high moments, dull moments and exciting moments, joyful moments and painful moments as a group of fallible human beings trying to be Christ’s body in the world. Today’s Pentecost passage tells the story of what we consider the birth of the church. Weary and mournful, the disciples gathered early in the morning for worship. A religious minority at the time, they were easily persecuted for their strange beliefs. They gathered for support, comfort and accountability. They would remain faithful, they promised each other during worship. They would not let the good news go unproclaimed. Pentecost Sunday is our chance to pause and celebrate the faithful who still gather, week after week, month after month, in our community and around the world, to meet the Spirit of Christ. You can find the rest of the commentary on our website. An order of worship for June 5, 2022. This liturgy is free to use. The divine uniter — Weekly Christian ed lesson by Joelle Brummit-Yale A prayer for milestones by Katy Shevel The Uniform Lesson for June 5, 2022, by Richard Boyce. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... A call to action for White Christians following the shooting in Buffalo "White Christians in the U.S., let this be a call not to contemplation but to action." — Rick Ufford-Chase Epistemology of wonder Roy Howard shares some of God's creatures found on the Galápagos Islands. Doing and being church Leading up to General Assembly, Teri McDowell Ott wonders what it means to be the church. Welcome to Outlook’s new website We couldn’t be more excited to share our new digital platform with you. What is nature? Philosophy and experiential learning form a practical theology in the Tahoe Semester program. Order extra issues of the #TrustBlackWomen special issue In April, Presbyterian Outlook turned over an entire issue to Black women to highlight and center the voices of these trustworthy leaders, scholars, theologians, writers and artists. Order extra copies today for just $2 per copy while supplies last. Did you hear? Do you have a retirement, celebration, memorial or other news you want to share with the church? Leave a free post on our online bulletin board.

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