In-spired: Pentecost, 2007

It is a tradition at VCC that Acts 2 be read in the many different languages persons in our congregation are able to speak. This year we had the following lineup:

Greek -- Steve
Farsi -- A.M.
Latin -- Susan
English -- Kent
French -- the Honns
Spanish -- Emma
Italian -- Rob, David F. and me
German -- Jeff
Czech -- Lubos
Swahili -- Carl
Japanese -- (a last minute save by David S!)
Norwegian -- Elizabeth, the Shepherd's exchange student

Each person reads a verse or so , and then everyone joins in to simultaneously read verses 22-24 together, to recreate the "sound" of what it must have been like that first Pentecost.

What was even more amazing is that A. was able to stand with us, and that she did not read her verse: she had memorized it! A. is a living parable among us; certainly the embodiment of Steve's
message that morning:

"Breathe in God’s breath. Breathe in the Bible. Come listen to the Word taught in Christian formation and worship on Sunday mornings. Join or form a small group and study together during the week. Open up the Scriptures and read some of it every day. Draw the Bible into you regularly, and you will find it easier to draw God’s breath of life to you when you need it most. May God’s Word constantly be for you the fresh breath that you need to live. May it fill and inspire you to the new life we have in Jesus." (May 27, 2007 Sermon MP3, "Fresh Breath")
http://www.valleycovenant.org/sermons.htm

Yesterday, we were all in-spired!