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10. Pentecost, Unity in Diversity Xenia3.0 Recreating Hospitality in a Diverse World
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They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages. All of us alike hear them proclaim the wonders of God in our own language! (Acts 2)
With the practice of hospitality, diversity can generate life (Acts 2, 1-13) or it can generate division and hostility (G. 11, 1-9). How to deal with this situation? We cannot continue with old recipes in new times. This is what happened in Babel, generating division and selfishness.
On the other hand, diversity can be lived according to the spirit of Pentecost. A diversity that opens its doors and generates plenty and hope. He found them gathered and the miracle was performed. It is the Holy Spirit who enables the miracle of hospitality, of understanding to occur. People who come from different environments, with different cultures, languages, ... All of them continue to preserve their distinctive characteristics, even as they strive to understand each other.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages. All of us alike hear them proclaim the wonders of God in our own language! (Acts 2)
With the practice of hospitality, diversity can generate life (Acts 2, 1-13) or it can generate division and hostility (G. 11, 1-9). How to deal with this situation? We cannot continue with old recipes in new times. This is what happened in Babel, generating division and selfishness.
On the other hand, diversity can be lived according to the spirit of Pentecost. A diversity that opens its doors and generates plenty and hope. He found them gathered and the miracle was performed. It is the Holy Spirit who enables the miracle of hospitality, of understanding to occur. People who come from different environments, with different cultures, languages, ... All of them continue to preserve their distinctive characteristics, even as they strive to understand each other.
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