Homily 05/07/2023

Grace Chicago Church

In the Christian calendar we are coming up on the end of Eastertide. We will celebrate The Feast of the Ascension on Sunday, May 21st, followed by Pentecost Sunday on the 28th. So, it is fitting that the next two Sundays have us thinking about Jesus' promises to the disciples about what life will be like after the cross, resurrection, ascension and pentecost. This next Sunday and the following Sunday we will be in John 14 as we consider the promises associated with the powerful presence of God's Spirit with the church. While all of this may sound very heady and abstract I assure you that it is not. If we are to act justly in this world, love one another well, and the like it will be because of our reliance upon God's Spirit.