Living in the Spirit
May 27, 2015

Scripture Reading: Psalm 29

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
   ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
   worship the Lord in holy splendor.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
   the God of glory thunders,
   the Lord, over mighty waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
   the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. –Psalm 29:1-4 

I have a voice that carries well. So did both my mother and dad, not my sister and brother so much.  It is a good gift when one needs to get someone’s attention; it is not a good gift if one is trying to whisper. We hear often about the still small voice of God, but our Psalmist today wants us to give God our attention.

I suppose this scripture is included in the lectionary for Pentecost because God took great pains on that day to get everyone’s attention. Rushing winds and tongues of fire were used on that day, and people being enabled to speak in languages they previously did not know. Such and experience would have left a lasting impression on me. Although if it were to happen today, we would probably have seen it as just one more bit of technology at work.

Our scripture today is telling us to never, ever take God for granted or write God off because we have got a handle on this world. The truth, in regard to a world running on love, is that we have barely scratched the surface.

Prayer: Speak to us, Lord, in whatever way is needed to get our attention about making love the thing that fuels this world. Amen.

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of American. Used by permission. All rights reserved.