This morning is a very special day in the Christian year. I'm sure that you all know about some of the other days. I'm sure that you all know about Christmas, for example. That's an important day in the year, the day that we celebrate Jesus' birth. And I'm sure that all of you know about Easter, the day that we celebrate Jesus' resurrection.
Today is something different.
Today is a day when you don't get a lot of pretty cards. You don't see a lot of TV specials. But today is a holiday which is equally as important as Christmas, or Easter, or any of the other days of the Christian year. Today is the day which is called Pentecost . And it celebrates the giving of the Holy Spirit to that first group of Jesus' friends, as we've just heard about it in the Scripture reading which Randall shared with us a moment ago.