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Message from the Manse
Having journeyed through penitence and pondering of Lent to Holy Week. We moved forward from triumphal entry to walk the road of crucifixion and resurrection on Easter Morning and we now find ourselves moving toward Pentecost.
Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks. It also represents the birth of the early Christian Church.
So as Christians who have been resurrected with Christ and born anew, how do we find the Holy Spirit descending upon us?
If the Spirit is upon us, our lives will be aflame with the desire to speak the language of difference, diversity and most importantly of acceptance as we seek to show Christ’s love in our broken and hurting world.
Our call is to discern how we, as individuals, as groups, as community and as church can show, share and live that love so that others – family, friends, neighbours and strangers - will see the Good News in a way that speaks to, and inspires, them.
We should not force our opinions or beliefs on others. Instead we must let our actions speak for us. Demonstrating God’s unconditional love for all humankind.
In a world of quick-fix solutions we need to be demonstrating a different way – the way of patience and understanding; of loving and giving without expectation of reward; of humility and service to all God’s children.
I’d like to close by sharing a poem from Malcolm Guite an English poet, singer-songwriter and Anglican priest who expresses the wonders of Pentecost beautifully.
Pentecost
Today we feel the wind beneath our wings
Today the hidden fountain flows and plays
Today the church draws breath at last and sings
As every flame becomes a Tongue of praise.
This is the feast of fire, air and water
Poured out and breathed and kindled into earth.
The earth herself awakens to her maker
And is translated out of death to birth.
The right words come today in their right order
And every word spells freedom and release
Today the gospel crosses every border
All tongues are loosened by the Prince of Peace
Today the lost are found in His translation.
Whose mother-tongue is Love, in every nation.
(Malcolm Guite https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/tag/pentecost-poem/)
Blessings and peace, Ruth
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