Not a gentle breeze

The flames of Pentecost
rushing from heaven
Not a gentle breeze
wafting through the windows
a storm of heaven
filling the gathering space
the whole house shaking
the church emboldened
by the Spirit’s coming

Their lives forever changed
when the Spirit fell upon them
descending from heaven
life came to them, to us
new, alive, with them forever
their call to bear witness
to the risen Christ, alive
our hope for salvation
for life after this life

May 28, 2012
Acts 2:2
Acts 2:1-13
Acts 2:1-21
Year B
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
May 21, 2012 to May 27, 2012
Pentecost
“Come, Holy Spirit”
by Susan Muto
scripture and meditation for May 21, 2012
read May 21, 2012 and May 27, 2012

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