A.o.d. come see me download6/26/2023 Over the last three years we, God’s family in the Church of Detroit, have already been experiencing a spiritual renewal as we have prepared and strategized for a missionary transformation of the Archdiocese. Our part is to give him our wholehearted “yes”-to let ourselves be transformed, guided, and sent forth by the Holy Spirit, who is the “principal agent of evangelization.” Luke 24:49) for the accomplishment of her mission. His part is to clothe his Church with “power from on high” ( cf. Today no less than two millennia ago, there is no limit to what the Lord can do in our midst. Through their witness, the Gospel was unleashed in Jerusalem and from there throughout the ancient world. They went out from the Upper Room overflowing with the joy of the Gospel. But when the Spirit fell upon them, their hearts were set ablaze with the fire of God’s love and they could no longer keep the good news of Christ to themselves. They were still struggling to comprehend the events of recent days: the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord. ![]() They had good reason to be filled with fears, concerns, and feelings of inadequacy as they contemplated the awesome task Jesus had given them: to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. Before the coming of the Spirit, the early Christians did not seem a particularly impressive group of people. Just as in the Upper Room at Pentecost, it is the Holy Spirit who transforms Christ’s disciples from ordinary people into Spirit-filled evangelizers. ![]() He is pouring out his Holy Spirit anew so that every member of the Church may be formed and sent forth as a joyful missionary disciple, so that the Gospel may be unleashed in southeast Michigan. Jesus Christ makes all things new! He himself is at work to renew his Church in the Archdiocese of Detroit. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together.
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