Read Acts 2:1-4. In the midst of all our questions, God continues to give us the answer: the Holy Spirit empowers us to carry out what we are called to do, here and throughout the world. Maybe the “new tongue” we have to learn is relying on the Spirit to teach us to pray. Perhaps we need to be reminded that through our baptism, God has given us the power to witness. And maybe we need to be more attuned to the issues we are praying about so that our prayer can be better focused. As you remain steadfast in prayer while awaiting God’s direction for the future, you are equipped with the power of the Holy Spirit. You are able to boldly bring yourself and the community, whatever the need, to God in prayer with the assurance that the prayers of the righteous, those whom God has redeemed, are heard.
This message is excerpted from “Pentecost, Power and Prayer” by Bonnie Belasic, a 2010 resource of the Women of the ELCA.
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