Generally, our modern societies give, today, the impression of living deeply unsatisfied and marked by sadness and boredom. We have at our disposal all sorts of material comfort and technological means that should make our life, at least theoretically, much easier. Yet, most of the time we constantly complain. Despite having so many things, It looks we are missing something essential which we find it difficult to identify. And most Christian communities –at least in the Western world – seem to have been impregnated by the same virus.
After Jesus’ death, his followers were totally disenchanted. They were sad, they were afraid and hiding, and they could hardly realize what had happened. Their minds were hit and could not absorb the enormity of it all. They thought their Master had left them for good. To the extent that, to make them react, our Lord appears before them, Resurrected, to change their sadness into joy, and tells them “Receive the Holy Spirit”.
In the same way, we Christians today also need to recover our illusion, our convictions and our decision. We must have peace, joy and new strength if we want to successfully face the dangers our materialistic world opposes before us. The memory of Jesus Christ first followers may help us to achieve this reacttion.
The feast of the Pentecost allows us to live again with joy and become true witnesses for the Gospel. The only thing we have to do is to accept the gift that Jesus Resurrected gave us: “Receiving de Holy Spirit”.

Gromitt82

Nice comment, and one that I agree with very much.

True, sadly Christians today can not even agree what Pentecost is. Just as the Apostles spoke and all understood in their own language, How are we the same, even all Christians just in the US, although most speak "english" how many really speak the same language. Marriage, faith, God, Jesus, Pentecost and so on, all mean so many different things, that it is hard to know what someone really believes by what they say.

Thanks, but it is sad to see how little attention we pay to such situation!
Gromitt82

You are absolutely right! And it is a shame! Can you imagine what the situation is here, in Europe, where we DO speak different languages?
In my country -Spain- I'm sure that 90% of our youngsters have no idea whatsoever of what Pentecost is or what it means. I know because I have asked my grandchildren (7) and the best answer I got is that "it is some kind of religious fetivity"!

And, mind you, they have grown up within Catholic families!

I think it all boils down to the fact Western Christians take too much for granted. Perhaps, we believe that because we were so lucky as to have been born in our "highly civilized and christianized"
Countries we already have a firstclass one way ticket to Heaven..

Let us hope, however, that times change in the near future!
Gromitt82