At Pentecost, the Spirit comes among the people, gathered together, empowering them to see the world plainly, to listen, to speak, to do, and to create with God the new world that is breaking forth, even now. This year, we listen to the Pentecost story in a world that is in flames from the systemic racism that has persisted in this country for far too long. Claiming the Spirit of Pentecost, we look plainly at the world and our role in it, we listen for voices silenced for far too long, and we commit to do the work that is ours to do.