When
the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place.
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind,
and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of
fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them
were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the
Spirit gave them ability.
Now there were
devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound
the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in
the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, "Are not
all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us,
in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of
Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both
Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs-- in our own languages we hear them
speaking about God's deeds of power." All were amazed and perplexed,
saying to one another, "What does this mean?" But others sneered and
said, "They are filled with new wine."
But Peter,
standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Men of
Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to
what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine
o'clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
`In the last days it will be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit upon all
flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.
Even upon my slaves, both men and women,
in those days I will pour out my Spirit;
and they shall prophesy.
And I will show portents in the heaven
above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and smoky mist.
The sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord shall be saved.' "
Acts 2:1-21
Holy
Spirit Coming
He
Qi
21st
century
Oil
on canvas
China
https://artandtheology.org/tag/he-qi/
See
an interesting bio about He Qi's life:
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2011/04/27/From-Mao-to-Minnesota-Chinese-artist-He-Qi-persevered/stories/201104270211
When God throws something your way,
catch it!
~
Chriscinthia Blount
We are here not only to transform the world
but also to be transformed.
~
Parker Palmer
Rowdy Rotarians
at Evergreen Brewery and Tap House
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Barb
Scripps, Dale Schlinsog, Barb Steger, Barb and Curt Harris, Marcia Walsh
Thursday Afternoon Book Club
at
Lynn Gilbert’s home
Lynn
Gilbert, Joan Evashevski
We
read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.
Cindy
Sahli with her son, Sam Sahli.
Sam
just graduated from Baylor with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Matt
and Courtney McLaurin
celebrated
the one-year anniversary of Evergreen Swims Friday evening.
Courtney
is an Aquatic Therapist and teaches beginners, elite athletes, competitive
swimmers,
aquatic
exercises, aquatic therapy for injuries, and anything connected with water.
Some
people tried to throw her in the pool but reason prevailed and she wasn’t
dunked.
She
had just dried off from spending eight hours in the pool with clients!
Barbara
and John Wingate were also there.
John
has had a dreadful time with frightfully painful infections since he had total
implants to replace his teeth.
This
is the first time I have seen him since mid-March.
Young
bear (not a cub) in Laura Mehmert’s back yard this afternoon, May 19, 2018.
In the tapestry of life, we’re
all connected.
Each one of us is a gift to those around us,
helping each other be who we are,
weaving a perfect picture together.
~
Anita Moorjani
Previous OPQs may be found at:
Jesus
said to his disciples, ”When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from
the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on
my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the
beginning.
“I did not say
these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am
going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But
because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for
if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will
send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and
righteousness and judgment: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about
righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;
about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.
“I still have
many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of
truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his
own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things
that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and
declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that
he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Holy Spirit
by Mark Jennings
Acts
2:1-21 or
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm
104:24-34, 35b
Romans
8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21
John
15:26-27; 16:4b-15