Alyson Breisch

Southern Conference Minister

for Health and Wellness

On Pentecost, the apostles saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." (Acts 2:1-4). The apostles became more knowing, and had a greater understanding of the mysteries of the Gospel. Pentecost ignited the flames of faith which spread across the world.

Early on the morning of Pentecost, before going to church, I took my cup of coffee to our screened porch to welcome the morning. Drenching rain that fell during the night had moved on. I watched birds come to the feeders and heard the call of a blue jay and the back-and-forth calls of two owls. Three squirrels chattered and scampered in the treetops and sent small cascading waterfalls to the lower branches. The sun was just beginning to rise and shine through the trees. Gazing at the shrubs outside the porch, I noticed a miniscule bead of water, perched on an evergreen branch. Touched by the sun, this diamond-like droplet and others became tiny sparkling luminaries of red, blue, and white. They began to dance and shimmer in the sun’s rays. What delight! These fiery, translucent displays were like tiny candles on a sacred altar in the trees. “Surely God is in this place and I wasn’t even aware of it!” (Genesis 28:16-17). The light of God beckons and surrounds us everywhere. Tell the Good News!