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Action in Contemplation
You may have trouble right now. You may need to feel grief or anger
associated with the trouble. You may need to understand trouble that
cannot be explained. Could you ask God, a pastor, or a trusted friend to
help you come to the table of trouble to seek your peace?
– Colette Lothe, Peace and Justice Committee
Devotion 3
Inspiration
On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one
place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty
windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what
looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.
And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in
other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.
At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.
When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were
bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.
They were completely amazed. ‘How can this be?’ they exclaimed. ‘These
people are all from Galilee, and yet we hear them speaking in our own
native languages! Here we are – Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from
Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, Phrygia,
Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from
Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we
all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful
things God has done!’ They stood there amazed and perplexed. ‘What can
this mean?’ they asked each other. – Acts 2:1-12
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