THEOLOGICAL CLUE

Beyond the general and continuing eschatological framework of the church year, no distinct or additional clue is provided. Pentecost remains the "time of the church," or, the season of the "life of the church." The specific themes that support and expand the time/life concepts of Pentecost are all provided by the assigned readings of the cycle/season and Sunday.

The Prayer of the Day
This prayer is radically different than the classic collect it replaces. It is a prayer for peace, peace whose source is God himself in Jesus Christ - as in Jeremiah's prophecy (9:9-10) - and peace that goes into the world through the life and ministry - the witness - of those whose peace is in Jesus Christ. It is unique in that the church asks God: "Send us as peacemakers and witnesses to …