Spirit-filled
“Service which is rendered without joy
helps neither the servant nor the
served. But all other pleasures and
possessions pale into nothingness
before service which is rendered in a
spirit of joy.”
Gandhi
The Pentecost narrative imagines a
special moment when the
wind of the spirit blew in a powerful
way to invigorate and empower the
young Christian movement. Of course,
that movement wasn’t about
worshiping a person or creating a new
institution; that movement was
about confronting injustice, offering
hope and healing to those in need,
organizing and relieving the poor, and
affirming the sacred value of all
people. When we joyfully and
selflessly offer ourselves in service, we are
reliving the spirit of Pentecost. When
we are so spirit-filled, we are then
the resurrected and returned presence
of Christ on earth.
Prayer Treatment
My hands are God’s hands. My life is Spirit in action. My joyful
service is Heaven’s way of blessing our world. Alleluia! Amen.
Rev. Dr. Durrell
Watkins
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