A church going family took a little girl who was visiting with them to church one Sunday. This girl had never been to church in her life but seemed to enjoy the experience. When they returned home and were eating lunch, they asked the girl what she thought about the experience. She said she liked it, but she was confused about one thing. She asked why the Whole West Coast wasn't included. Nobody in the family knew what she was talking about. So, she explained, "The man in the front kept talking about the Father, Son and Whole-East-Coast." (1)

God didn't leave out the West Coast, God included everyone in the celebration of this day. Today we've gathered to worship and to celebrate Pentecost. Pentecost Sunday is the third most important Sunday of the Christian year. On Christmas we celebrat…