June 7 and June 8
Pentecost Sunday

From Deacon Dick~

Pentecost Sunday 2025

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses … to the ends of the earth.”  (Acts 1:8)

A Psalm to the Wind of Heaven

O wind that blows when and where it wills, teach me to reverence the Wind of Heaven. O mover to tree tops and tall grasses, You who are the servant of no other forces, open me up to the mysterious Breath of God.

Lift me up above my selfish interests, spreading my concerns wider than myself. Exhale a gale of your grace into me and set me under full sail as your servant of life and of love.

Remind me with your every moment that history has shown clearly how you are the private property of none, how great and passionate movements have lost touch with your breath of life and so have become empty of their youthful zeal.

Wind of Inspiration, Creative Spirit of God, teach me not to forget that you come always as gift. Remind me always to be ready to receive and romance and dance with joy wherever and whenever you visit, or risk that you may move on without me. May I ever be sensitive to your gently breezes and willing to soar with your wild winds.

~ Edward Hays ~