Pauses for Pentecost: 50 Words for Easter People

by Trevor Hudson

Overview

How do you prepare for Pentecost?

As followers of Christ, we are invited to become Easter people filled with the Holy Spirit. The Resurrection is the center of the Christian faith. Without it there would be no Christian story, Christian church, or Christian way of life.

Did you know that the Christian calendar sets aside a season of 50 days between Easter and Pentecost? The Easter season, sometimes called Eastertide, includes our Lord's ascension and leads to the Day of Pentecost, when Christians remember the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Jesus' first followers.

Have you ever taken 50 days to deliberately walk the path from Easter to Pentecost? Trevor Hudson writes, "If we are willing to take the time to pause, the season of Eastertide can become a time punctuated with precious moments of encounter with our risen Lord."

Pauses for Pentecost offers 50 brief meditations that guide you to reflect on a biblical word and scripture passage, then do a simple daily practice. The daily practices do not take much time, and they are designed to let the new life of the Resurrection and the power of Pentecost flow into your life. Discover how to open your heart and mind more fully to the joy of Christ, the presence of God, and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780835817639
Publisher:	The Upper Room
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Rev. Trevor Hudson has been part of the Methodist movement in Southern Africa for more than 40 years. Serving primarily around Johannesburg, South Africa, he is deeply committed to the work and ministry of the local congregation. In addition to preaching and teaching on a regular basis in South Africa, he is also involved with the Institute for Creative Conversation and the Jesuit Institute of South Africa. A significant part of his weekly work is giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Besides his local commitments, Trevor travels widely, preaching, teaching, and lecturing in the areas of spiritual formation, spiritual direction, and pastoral therapy. In the USA he lectures at Fuller Seminary and Gardner-Webb University in their Doctor of Ministry programs, the Next Frontiers Program for Ministers, the Renovare International Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation, and the Dallas Willard Center for Spiritual Formation at Westmont College. Trevor is the author of over 20 books, including the Pauses series (Pauses for Advent, Pauses for Lent, and Pauses for Pentecost) with Upper Room Books. Trevor is married to Debbie, and they are the parents of two adult children, Joni and Mark.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

First Week of Eastertide

Day 1 Stone (Easter Sunday) 13

Day 2 Angel 15

Day 3 Ahead 17

Day 4 Joy 19

Day 5 Crying 21

Day 6 Burning 23

Day 7 Table 25

Second Week of Eastertide

Day 8 Breathed 27

Day 9 Doubt 29

Day 10 Morning 31

Day 11 Lead 33

Day 12 Alive 35

Day 13 Raised 37

Day 14 Death 39

Third Week of Eastertide

Day 15 Put On 41

Day 16 Hovering 43

Day 17 Craft 45

Day 18 Where 47

Day 19 Abba 49

Day 20 Intercedes 51

Day 21 Fellowship 53

Fourth Week of Eastertide

Day 22 Counselor 55

Day 23 Remind 57

Day 24 Testify 59

Day 25 Truth 61

Day 26 Anointed 63

Day 27 Love 65

Day 28 Body 67

Fifth Week of Eastertide

Day 29 Desert 69

Day 30 Transformed 71

Day 31 Devout 73

Day 32 Dwell 75

Day 33 Guide 77

Day 34 Responsibility 79

Day 35 Encouragement 81

Sixth Week of Eastertide

Day 36 Power 83

Day 37 Water 85

Day 38 Drunk 87

Day 39 Listen 89

Day 40 Withdrew (Ascension) 91

Day 41 All 93

Day 42 Kneel 95

Seventh Week of Eastertide

Day 43 Face 97

Day 44 Room 99

Day 45 Wind 101

Day 46 Fire 103

Day 47 Tongues 105

Day 48 Saw 107

Day 49 Ask 109

Day 50 Pentecost (Pentecost Sunday) 111