An Angel, a Deacon, and a Eunuch – v2

What was it that the daily reflection asked?

Oh yeah, it was, “If you were set down beside

the carriage of the Ethiopian, what would you ask?”

His response was priceless,

“Hey buddy, could you stop that chariot,

my feet are killing me!”

Okay, so maybe this is not

not the mental picture

the writer of Acts had in mind,

this strange story of Philip

and the Ethiopian eunuch.

A funny scene, a scholar without a clue,

reading the prophets of a people not his own;

Needing an interpreter

to explain the ancient words,

finding an agile deacon instead

sent by an angel on a different path.

A vision, a sprint, a chat,

a dunking, and poof,

He’s gone, teleported away, snatched up;

An imponderable moment

like so many in Acts

spreading the word

as the Spirit MOVES you…

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edited September 17, 2015

An Angel, a Deacon, and a Eunuch – v2

May 22, 2006 10:20pm

An Angel, a Deacon, and a Eunuch

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/05/angel-deacon-and-eunuch.html

Based on Acts 8:26-40

and my conversation with the Reverend Joel B. Guillemette

on the questions in the Daily Reflections section on Alive Now for May 8, 2006 – “Read the account of Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts 8:26-40. What do you find most amazing about this story? If you were set down beside the carriage of the Ethiopian, what would you say?” He was the only other human in the bible besides Elijah to be moved by God directly as far as we knew.

Wesley United Methodist Church

www.concordwumc.org

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