Let's just think for a moment about a young woman who is pregnant, and who is delighted that she is. She is a reflective soul, and she loves to spend some time on her own each day, contemplating the miracle that is happening within.
As time goes by, she is more and more conscious of the stirring of new life within her, and her response is a whole-hearted and a grateful yes. Her prayer has never been more profound, even if she is not conscious that she is praying. She is in the midst, and in the process of creation; she is opening her heart totally to the possibility and to the potential. Her baby is already being created and nourished with love.
This is a sacred time, and hers is a very sacred call. There is a trust that is totally dependent on the process, and it is not a trust that she would have in herself of her own ability to see this through. That trust is nurtured by the love she experiences; it is that love that strengthens her trust. She just believes that all will be well.
'For God so loved the world ... ' When Jesus speaks of the great love of the Father, he immediately appeals for trust in that love. Jesus entered the womb of the world ... His coming among us was an expression of the Father's hug.
'They who see me, see the Father; they who hear me, hear the Father, because I and the Father are one.'
Showing posts with label Holy Spirit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holy Spirit. Show all posts
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Filled with the Holy Spirit
You have probably been in a restaurant where the waitress has asked, "Can I warm up your coffee for you?"
The cup may be half-full and cold after sitting on the table for a while. When she pours the new coffee in, she refills and warms up the cup.
If are spiritually cold, empty or dry. It doesn't have to stay that way. Quit trying to live in your own power and strength and ask God today to fill you with His Holy Spirit.
Yes,now, today, Pentecost Sunday, the Birthday of the Church. No better day
The cup may be half-full and cold after sitting on the table for a while. When she pours the new coffee in, she refills and warms up the cup.
If are spiritually cold, empty or dry. It doesn't have to stay that way. Quit trying to live in your own power and strength and ask God today to fill you with His Holy Spirit.
Yes,now, today, Pentecost Sunday, the Birthday of the Church. No better day
"If you have the Word without the Spirit, you'll dry up.
If you have the Spirit without the Word, you'll blow up.
If you have both the Word and the Spirit, you'll grow up."
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