A mother asked her little girl if she would like an ice cream sundae. The little girl replied, "I don't want to wait until Sunday... I want ice cream NOW." (1)

Have you ever waited expectantly for something? Christmas day, your Wedding Day, a birthday, commissioning. There's that whole jittery sense of anticipation. Well, that's sort of the way I've felt about this sermon. Partly because it's Pentecost Sunday, the day we received the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit and the day we celebrate as the birthday of the church.

I've anticipated this day because it's also Confirmation Sunday and a great group of young people will be making personal decisions for Christ today. Some will be baptized but all of them will become full members of our Church. Plus, we have a few others who will be makin…