Trying to harness the wind

Tuesday May 29th, Acts 2: When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Try as we might, there is no way to control or predict the work of the spirit. It is as the wind. This is the beginning of the great reversal of Babel, and once again, humanity is not in control, God is. Where is the spirit blowing in your community, nation, workplace or life? What limits do we foolishly try to place on the wind? Who do we foolishly say is outside the community? How do we try to harness the wind? All too often the church has practiced attempts at harnessing the wind instead of celebrating it. When people in conversation say, “I believe in God and all that but………” The “but” they describe is usually the churches attempts to harness the wind. The “I believe in God and all that” part is the work of the spirit.