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So how do we need the Spirit to show up at our Pentecost this year? Through a mighty wind and the fiery, cacophonous din of many tongues? Or via a gentle breath and the whispered commission of one peace-bringing voice? The lectionary is kind in giving us these two extremes to choose from—or foolish in allowing the boldest of us to attempt to have both.
