Today is Mother's Day - and it is also Pentecost. A friend's daughter was singing in a choir at a church - in which Mother's Day was celebrated as well as the Global Day of Prayer. Not a mention was made of Pentecost! I know that in the USA Mother's Day is a very high profile celebration - but I wonder whether it is really justified in taking priority over the celebration of Pentecost?!! Just goes to show how the world encroaches on the church and calls the tune instead of being the other way around where the church provides the prophetic voice to the world.
I was blessed by receiving an sms from Ian and Juliette in Bali where they are honeymooning. Didn't know it was possible to sms here from there - just goes to show how un-techno-savvy I am!! Our Women's Auxilliary handed out bookmarks with a poem about the virtues of mothers, and we thanked God for mothers (and mothers-in-law!) - but apart from that our services were a celebration of the fulfilled promise of God in sending the Holy Spirit to dwell with and in us - to enliven and equip us for God's work in the world.
Come, Holy Spirit. Amen.
I was blessed by receiving an sms from Ian and Juliette in Bali where they are honeymooning. Didn't know it was possible to sms here from there - just goes to show how un-techno-savvy I am!! Our Women's Auxilliary handed out bookmarks with a poem about the virtues of mothers, and we thanked God for mothers (and mothers-in-law!) - but apart from that our services were a celebration of the fulfilled promise of God in sending the Holy Spirit to dwell with and in us - to enliven and equip us for God's work in the world.
Come, Holy Spirit. Amen.
1 comment:
Hi Beryl.
Indeed, you can sms to Bali. One of the great things about cellphone networks.
Wes
ps. Enjoy the Gingerbreadman!
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