From Advent to Pentecost, the church celebrates what God has done to inaugurate the new creation through Christ’s birth, ministry, death, and resurrection. In the season after Pentecost--Ordinary Time--we live into this great story, remembering that following Jesus is a day by day, week by week journey, or, as Eugene Peterson puts it, "a long obedience in the same direction." This season teaches us that God is present and at work among us, both in the ordinary and extraordinary moments of our everyday lives, bringing about the renewal of all things. The liturgical color is green, signifying growth, renewal, and the flourishing of God's kingdom.