Today is Whitsun/Pentecost (2)

By Rhiannonw

Sun, 08 Jun 2014
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Jesus told them he must go –
not only so that they could know
pardon for all their sin, but so
his Spirit he to them could send
to strengthen, help them understand
his truth, his word
(no news absurd –
their opened eyes
its sense and love saw
with astonishment, surprise):

wonderful gift,
the church no longer felt bereft,
the Spirit’s power they knew,
and grew, and grew …

'It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.' John 16:7

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Comments

Submitted by Bee on

Neatly put and thought provoking, Rhiannon. The rhymes worked well, too.

Bee

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you, Bee, glad you thought so. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

I agree with Bee, Rhiannon...thought provoking, most certainly, as with all your work.

Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you for commenting, Tina, and I'm glad you considered it thought-provoking. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by maisie on

MIXED UP HERE "his Spirit he to them could send"  otherwise totally enjoyable. are you aiming for the church magazine? 

maisie angel Guess what?  I'm still alive!

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Hi, Maisie, glad you enjoyed it, and yes, that line is a bit twisted up! I hope the meaning was clear at least that Jesus was telling them not to be filled with grief, but that he must go for now, but would send them the Spirit as Helper to live with each believer. I did put it together after our morning service having only then remembered that is was Whitsunday or Pentecost, particularly remembering the coming of the Holy Spirit with signs (Acts 2, 50 days after the resurrection). I had written one a few years ago for the day, and that is why I put (2) this time.

Maybe it can get a bit polished up sometime, but I wanted to put a reasonably clear little reminder up on the day!
regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by maisie on

you should offer it up for the church magazine, it would be appreciated.  I put together a hymn a year or so ago, I called it the prayer hymn, and the organist from the methodist chapel at Garvestone wrote the tune for it.  I think it did go into the Methodist hymn books this time.  I wrote hymns as a child  under L Albright.

 I used to live in this area for a while then,,. until I had to move away.  I've always

loved the language and higher purpose of the church. 

maisie angel Guess what?  I'm still alive!

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for that, Maisie, that is very interesting. I have written little hymns and Christian verse for a long time and more recently collected it and done some editing on http://rhiannonshymns.co.uk/

regards, Rhiannon