Wednesday’s Thoughts
“Those Were The Days, My Friend”
This sermon is taking on a life of its own. I am now moving from the issue of language to the issue of memorial. Looking back what do we see? Thinking about the past what do we notice?
There are eras of our lives; times that make up our character and help us move forward. Three eras to consider.
1. There were days given to the “glory of God”; times when there was a belief and an understanding that there was a God in charge, and we lived our lives to God’s glory.
2. There were days given to the “babble and bumble” of our own effort to build towers to ourselves; momuments to our ego. Generally, these were days when we came to realize we are divided by a common language.
3. There were days given to the “power of Pentecost” when we are able to look beyond ourselves but to see within ourselves something Holy and special, and when we were able to understand the goodness of God and we lived to the glory of God.
Pentecost always happens when we realize our human potential and we elevate it to the Glory of God.
Those were the days when everything came together for us. Those were days when we knew our own power, but yeilded to a power greater than ourselves.
On Memorial Weekend we celebrate the lives of people who have gone before us. We remember what they thought and what they taught us about the days we spent with them.
Have you had Pentecost potential in your life when you realized God’s presence and your own power? When did it happen? What did you do with it?
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I look forward to reading your ideas.
Charles
