They were told to wait,
Wait together,
And so they did.
They prayed and wondered.
Nor could they imagine
What their prayer might reveal.
Do we watch and wait?
Do we pray with expectation
Even when we don’t understand?
The tongues of fire settled on each one,
The wind blew and….
They were set on fire
Their doubts blown away.
Are we set on fire?
Are we set free?
They burst out of the confined room.
They praised You God,
They gave You Glory,
They sang and shouted,
Shared and laughed:
For Your Spirit burned within them
And they were brave.
When the fire burns within us,
How do we reveal it?
When the Spirit moves us,
How do we declare it?
The fire within them
Warmed others and,
Like a touch paper,
The fire spread.
We are reluctant to show exuberance,
We are careful with our ecstasy,
We contain our excitement,
We are not like the children we could be.
But
Our faces do shine!
Our eyes do sparkle!
Our tongues speak with love,
Our hands reach out to help,
Our feet run in response,
Maybe we do not shout
But we do sing!
We may not preach on the street
But we may serve there.
Holy Spirit work within us that your
Power
Flows into the lives we touch.
That your
Courage
Flows out at need.
That your
Love
Grow and grows, the
Spilling into our communities
Amen and Amen and Amen
Thanks be to God
Reading: Acts 2:36-47
StF 400 Wind of God, dynamic Spirit
Prayers for June by Hazel Parsons
