In today's GB News Daily Reflection, we think about Pentecost."As our society has secularised, we have lost some of our connection to our past."Modernising is not wrong, but if you travel to other countries, especially during festivals and celebrations, you may have been struck by how big a deal it is for communities to mark these occasions together."It's no surprise that without an overarching narrative that brings us closer and commits us to one another, we retreat into individualism, selfishness, loneliness and anxiety."We need a bigger story, it's the way we're wired."Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Spirit, is part of the Christian story. It tells us that anyone, no matter where you start from, can be part of that story too."
00:04Hi, I'm Richard England, Vicar of Crofton Parish.
00:09This week we're thinking about Pentecost and the Holy Spirit.
00:13Pentecost used to be a much bigger celebration in our communities than it is today.
00:18The late May bank holiday was for Whitson, Pentecost, right up until the 70s.
00:23As our society has secularised, we've lost some of our connection to our past.
00:29Now modernising isn't wrong, but if you've travelled to other countries,
00:33especially during festivals or celebrations,
00:35you may have been struck by what a big deal it is for communities to mark these moments together.
00:42You see, Christianity, like all major faiths, doesn't just bring us closer to God,
00:46it brings us closer to each other.
00:49It's no surprise that without an overarching narrative that brings us closer and commits us to one another,
00:55we retreat into individualism, selfishness, loneliness and anxiety.
01:01We need a bigger story. It's just the way we're wired.
01:05Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Spirit, is part of the Christian story.
01:09It tells us that anyone, no matter where you start from, can be part of that story too.
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