Resurrection Discipleship | This is Not About You (Thank God)
“Pentecost, Inclusion, and the Quiet Power of Resurrection Generosity”
June 8, 2025
Acts 2:1-21and Matthew 6:1-4
Pentecost
Rev. Teer Hardy
Pentecost was already inclusive before we got around to recognizing it. God was already including the lost, erased, and invisible. The one's history forgot. The people the Church has too often pushed to the margins, the ones we struggle to understand. God brought all of them into the story.
So yes, we can celebrate Pride Month throughout June. And yes, it matters deeply because the Church (capital C) and The United Methodist Church has done immeasurable harm to the LGBTQ+ community. That harm must be named, confessed, and repented of. But we must also say this plainly: Inclusion is not a seasonal offering. It is God's default setting, and as Christ's body, inclusivity is an inherent part of the church's nature.
