Enduring Word Bible -Pentecost 2020

Enduring Word Bible 
#61
Pentecost 2020

Come Holy Spirit Come

Surprise us.

Fill us.

Remind us of the gift 

we received at our Baptism.

Let us be reminded of the 

Ingathering of the Harvest-

for there are hearts to gather for YOU.

On this first Pentecost Day-

  at least 3000 souls were baptized.

Lord, we ask that in these days of the darkness

of Covida19 and unrest in our nation,

please bring healing of all kinds.

Bless hearts with hope and move hearts

 to seek unity and justice.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

On this Pentecost Day,
 I also wanted to share the prayer
 that my husband John wrote to share with
the congregations and the leaders he serves.

A Pentecost Prayer for Minneapolis and Beyond                                                   Holy Spirit – Holy Breath - we remember
                How You entered the molded clay statue, lifeless on the ground
                                   Filling Adam’s lungs with his first deep holy breath
                            As he inhaled this precious gift of love and life and then
                                        He exhaled - waiting the grace of another breath
                               Holy Spirit, while we wait - breathe on us once again!


                                                 Holy Spirit – Holy Breath – we remember
                                How Satan poisoned Adam and Eve’s lives with a lie
                Infected by his deadly virus of discontent and desire to be God
      Soon gasping for their own breath of life - their spirits now strangled
           But then the Lord rushed in with inspired promise of One to come
                              Holy Spirit, while we wait - breathe on us once again!


                                                Holy Spirit – Holy Breath – we remember
                           Lives infected by a deadly virus that steals breath away
                    Those mourning the precious lives of those who died alone
                    Others anxious and afraid for the unmet needs of tomorrow
                            Sustain our spirits with the promise of Your presence!
                           Holy Spirit, while we wait – breathe on us once again!


                                                Holy Spirit – Holy Breath – we remember 
                                                                     The people of Minneapolis – 
                           bearing the breathless moment shared with other cities:
                    Ferguson, Charleston, Charlottesville, Sandtown, and more
    Heal our cities as you sent each of us to meet each person in our path
           With the life-giving, life-changing, Kingdom presence of Christ!
                            Holy Spirit, while we wait – breathe on us once again!


                                                Holy Spirit – Holy Breath – we remember 
                                           How the sound of rushing wind drew people
                                                             together that Jerusalem morning
         Where each one heard the story of a last breath taken on a cross -
                                                                                   God’s gift for them 
 Drawn together by uncommon love their diversity stood as a signal of
             One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all.
                          Holy Spirit, while we wait – breathe on us once again!


Pentecost, 2020 
John R. Denninger