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 goaway, 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. John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Pentecost 2018
Sometimes the world changes in a moment
a quick turn, a sudden shock, a clarity arrives
we know something or someone that is brand new
we find ourselves captivated and changed.
As children we watched as frogs became princes
as adults we shunned the fairy tales we so loved
we threw away all the dreams and mysteries
replacing them with calendars and cell phones.
Losing a sense of joy and wonder for so long
it takes a shock, a sermon heard round the world
a brief moment of possibility when there were none
the invitation to love one another on a grand scale.
Too many children have died for no reason
except another child sees no future, no love
too many wander through the world so bruised
wishing for an exit and a relief from pain.
We have been wrapped together in a new spirit
it is chaotic, confusing and quite exciting
maybe just maybe we are all related here
maybe there might be a common heart.
Pentecost 2018
Sometimes the world changes in a moment
a quick turn, a sudden shock, a clarity arrives
we know something or someone that is brand new
we find ourselves captivated and changed.
As children we watched as frogs became princes
as adults we shunned the fairy tales we so loved
we threw away all the dreams and mysteries
replacing them with calendars and cell phones.
Losing a sense of joy and wonder for so long
it takes a shock, a sermon heard round the world
a brief moment of possibility when there were none
the invitation to love one another on a grand scale.
Too many children have died for no reason
except another child sees no future, no love
too many wander through the world so bruised
wishing for an exit and a relief from pain.
We have been wrapped together in a new spirit
it is chaotic, confusing and quite exciting
maybe just maybe we are all related here
maybe there might be a common heart.
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