pentacost

i came across this picture tonight

from a small, but alive church in paris with feathers hung for pentacost.

unlike the notre dame filled with tourists to see the glory of a cathedral built

by one rich man to outdo the cathedral of another,

this building pales in architectural comparison.

yet the words above the arch spoke

even to this english-speaker of the reality felt among the people present that sunday-

"Dieu est amour"

God is love.

and ken's words from sunday come to mind that perhaps pentacost

and the giving of the Spirit

turly means to be completely overwhelmed and

undone by the love of God.

i long for this pentacost.

Holy Spirit come.