Preparing for the Upper Room
- May 14
- 2 min read
A 10-Day Personal Devotional and Fasting Guide
Leading to Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026
Pentecost 2026
A Word Before We Begin
Preparing for the Upper Room
From the Bishop
What would it have been like to be in that upper room?
Think about what those disciples carried in the days between the Ascension and Pentecost. Jesus was gone. The promise had been given, but not yet fulfilled. They could not manufacture what was coming. They could not strategize it into existence. All they could do was wait, pray, and position themselves for something only God could do.
We are often better at moving than we are at waiting. We are often more comfortable with the doing than with the being still. But there are some gifts that only come to those who have learned to stop long enough to receive them. Pentecost is one of those gifts.
This ten-day journey is not a program. It is a posture. We are not trying to earn the fire. We are clearing the clutter so the fire has somewhere to land. We are not convincing God to show up. We are aligning ourselves with a move He has already promised.
Some of us are hungry. Some of us are tired. Some of us are somewhere in between. Wherever you are, bring it. The One who met disciples in an upper room can meet you exactly where you are.
Let us begin.
How to Use This Fasting Guide
Fasting is not a hunger strike directed at God. It is not a negotiating tool, and it is not a spiritual performance. Fasting is the voluntary surrender of something legitimate so that we can pursue something necessary. We are not fasting to get God’s attention. We already have it. We are fasting to quiet the noise in us that competes with hearing Him clearly.
When we fast and as we seek, there are three questions we must keep in our hearts: What are we giving up (intentional self-denial)? What areas are we giving in to God (intentional submission)? And what are we giving to (intentional sacrifice)?
Each day includes a specific fasting suggestion tied to that day’s theme. You are free to adjust based on your health needs and where the Spirit leads. The goal is not performance.
The goal is posture.
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