The Expression of the Spirit

Many Faces of Wisdom Faith and Wisdom in James Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)    Taming the Tongue Acts 2:1-12 New Revised Standard Version The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound, the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7 Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” 12 All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”  For Reflection "What does This Mean?" they asked. It means that the power of the Holy Spirit is not reserved for a few. Instead, the Word of God is the wisdom incarnated in Jesus Christ. The rightness of God's word is embedded in vocabularies and discoverable no matter what language one uses. God's word is a universal truth and a common path to righteousness for all peoples.   Pray Pray so that you might intensify the breadth of your spiritual vocabulary. Pray so that your words have an intensity and are focused on action, which is consistent with the love and Grace of God. Forward to a friend