Sometimes we need reminders that God is great – especially when, because of earthly circumstances, we have forgotten it.
After one year of the pandemic “canceling” so many things, including in-person Mass, it is easy to forget: the spirit God gives us to live with grace and faith each day is within us.
We just need to acknowledge and use it.
On Pentecost Sunday 2021, I happened to attend St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte and was inspired by the instructions of the passionate, energized Father Richard Sutter to say aloud, “Holy Spirit, you are welcome here.”
During a time when many feel alone and might be physically isolated, this reminder to embrace the Holy Spirit and remember that we are never spiritually alone could not have been more timely.
The Holy Spirit was truly in Charlotte on Pentecost Sunday, as it is everywhere. We just have to remember to say the words: “Holy Spirit, you are welcome here.”
Aaron Kohrs lives in Hickory.