Catch-a-fire
Posted by GenX on 9 June, 2008
Okay, so today was sort of a long day. Our church chose today to be the day to celebrate Pentecost. So I ended up attending 2 worship services, one sermon, lunch, dinner, helped out this really nice elderly woman who was walking to the pharmacy in 100 degree heat (not cool!!!), and then I attended a special service that lasted a little over four hours. Yea, I was exhausted, but it was a good exhausted. I had basically been up since 5 this morning and didn’t get home until a few minutes before midnight. Needless to say, this entry is gonna be SHORT.
So anywho… there was an impartation of spiritual gifts, great time of fellowship and honoring God and specifically the Pentecost itself.
Usually when you sit in church, reggae music doesn’t pop in your head, however it did for me. Yea, I know, I’m weird. But, it wasn’t Matisyahu, but Tobymac’s “Catchafire” song (more rock than reggae since only like two stanzas incorporate it near the end). Anyways, it was the middle of the night service, everyone was just letting God do whatever He wanted to do basically, and the beat and song was pulsing through my brain so much so, that before I knew it, I was humming, head bobbing, and hands going. Then, of course, one of the elders looked at me and busted out laughing and I figured… maybe it was time to stop “dancing to my own tune,” literally!
Here’s a question (if anyone decides to answer that is LOL): Does anyone else celebrate Pentecost, and if so, when do you celebrate it? Or if you have a question about Pentecost, feel free to drop a comment or send me an email via the “About GenX” page.
‘Til next time….
Shawn and Tori said
We’ll celebrate Pentecost June 15th, 50 days after Pascha.
GenX said
Awesome! The church that I had grown up in, also celebrates Pentecost based off the traditional eastern calendar dates.
And for those who may not know… the term “Pascha” that Shawn and Tori are referring to is the Greek term for Easter, and though Pentecost IS 50 days after Easter, the calendar system over a few thousand years got a little screwy to say the least. Hence my question on when do all of you celebrate Pentecost, as some may have different ideas on when Easter actually was (which determines the day of Pentecost).
ripplegirl said
None of the churches I have been in has had a celebration for pentecost. I don’t know why, they teach it, I don’t know why they don’t celebrate it. I like celebration
GenX said
I hear that! Celebrations are fun fun
It’s always a joyous time to celebrate… well, whatever you’re celebrating; which in this case.. Pentecost!
Zacharias said
Maybe it’s an Orthodox thing to pick up on the word Pentecost, but yeah, June 15th! And also the day of my chrismation!
GenX said
Well, as for the Orthodoxy of the term “Pentecost” itself (assuming that’s what you meant)… yea, even though Pentecost is simply the Greek word for Shavuot, traditionally speaking only certain denominations of Christians and Messianic Jews use the term and celebrate it (Pentecost) as such. Where as Jews traditionally see it (Shavuot) far different in concordance to the Torah.