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A Prayer for Staying
Spiritually Centered
Gracious God, it seems that what most holds my attention
are those things and people that I can see, touch, hear, and
feel. Yet, in the moments of my day when my mind is still,
my soul is quiet, and my breath is slow and even, I can
almost detect a whiff of your presence.
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| Questions of Faith and Doubt |
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What is Pentecost
and what difference does it make in our lives today?
Pentecost is the Church's celebration of the gift of the Holy
Spirit. It comes from the realization that God's very life,
breath and energy lives in, with and among us. Those who
are Christians experience this life through Jesus because
they see the Spirit so fully manifest in him.
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The Spirit Within |
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Sometimes we wonder if we even have the Holy Spirit within
us.
The Holy Spirit lives in you, strengthens you, guides you,
teaches you, and moves you. The only question is whether
you are willing to abandon yourself to the power of that
Spirit within you.
There are three characteristics of the release of the Holy
Spirit in our lives:
- The release of the Spirit is
unbidden—there is nothing we can do to
make it happen. We cannot will to feel compassion, or force
ourselves to have our heart moved, or work to achieve the
power of the Spirit. It arises without our effort—in that,
it is pure grace.
- The release of the Holy Spirit
is unexpected — there is always a quality
of surprise about the movement of the Holy Spirit in our
lives. It is not something you can prepare for, or even look
forward to, though you can be on the lookout for it.
- The release of the Holy Spirit
in our lives is un-self-conscious— we feel
what we feel—love, compassion, tenderness,
gentleness, hopefulness, loving kindness, because it is
happening in us without our effort.
from
How to Recognize
the Holy Spirit in Your Life
by The Rev. Canon Renée Millerr
 Strong Love
Our God models for us a love so strong that it creates
something new, unwieldy and beautifully
creative—the Holy
Spirit. If we believe that we are created in the image of God,
and that imitating God is a worthwhile endeavor, then we
could expect that something new, holy, and Spiritlike would
come from each of our loving relationships.
from
Come Holy Spirit
by Bonnie Malone
Inspired to Serve
…Shortly after the "rushing of wind"
into that place where they were staying, the Disciples
began to speak in many tongues, in preparation for the
spreading of the Gospel to other parts of the world. In short,
the Disciples became inspired.
With the presence of the Spirit, the Disciples' lives are
radically changed and now have the conviction and
courage to stand firm in the Faith and preach the Gospel.
The Church celebrates the
season of Pentecost as a reminder and reaffirmation of
God's call to each of us to serve faithfully in the world.
from Come
Holy Ghost
by The Rev. Allen F. Robinson
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