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Gratitude, Diana Butler Bass pointed out, can be a healing practice for people who have been traumatized. Gratitude is good for us — good for our bodies and for our emotional lives. While not a cure-all, it turns out that gratitude is an essential part of a toolkit for wellness and healing after trauma.

"The coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples, and then the reopening of doors, the rushing of the followers of Christ into the crowds and the unmasked, unafraid expressions of joy, are the very things we have so longed for, that we are celebrating on this Pentecost," said the Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, Bishop of the Diocese of New York.

"Pentecost is the birthday of the Church because it's the day when the Church received the Holy Spirit," said the Rev. Elizabeth Blunt at today's Family Service. While we no longer have visible flames on our heads to signify the Holy Spirit—and Mother Beth double checked, just to be sure—we can see the fruits of the Spirit in ourselves and in others.

Church Divinity School of the Pacific, a ministry partner of Trinity Church Wall Street, celebrated the 20 graduates of the Class of 2021 with commencement on Saturday, May 22.

As in the Book of Acts on that first Pentecost, the Spirit revives us, breathing new life into our community and in our beautiful church home from which we have been absent for so long.

The Rev. Winnie Varghese explains the importance to the Christian Church of the Day of Pentecost.

Over four weeks this spring, a small group logged on to a Saturday morning art workshop to learn the basics of clay sculpture, deepen their understanding of creativity, and enjoy time together.

“Being with someone who is dying and witnessing them being here and yet already there” is how the Rev. Phillip Jackson describes our encounter with Jesus in today’s Gospel reading.

A church is much like a home in that we surround ourselves with pictures of the people we love and find rest, forgiveness, and nourishment at God’s “kitchen table,” the altar.

Right before his ascension into heaven, Jesus made both a promise and a prophecy for us.