Tuesday, May 22, 2012

With the gift of the Spirit, all things are possible.

According to the Day of Pentecost story in Acts 2:1-13, God gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to empower witnesses to the resurrection. On the Day of Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit descending in a mighty rush of wind and flame to inspire the church’s proclamation of Christ’s rising and to empower its mission and ministry to the world.
The Holy Spirit has often been depicted as a dove, based on the account of the Spirit descending like a dove on Jesus at his baptism. L'Art has added a dove and ribbons to the installations in the niches. The colors evoke the flame, and the manner in which the dove and butterfly figures are suspended allows them to move freely, bringing to mind the manner in which we are all moved by the Spirit.