An Experience of Pentecost in the Far North
On the spur of the moment, I did a Google video search under the world "Pentecost". The first video up was this:
The experience of an Eskimo Anglican parish in Alaska in 1999.
What struck me and added a sense of authenticity to it is that the word that several witnesses used of the impact was "humbling" and the desire to ask for purity and cleansing of the heart. Be sure and watch to the end.
(And before you even go there - no, I am not trying to make the case that this is what Catholic Masses should be like.)
I'm just wondering at the mysterious and wonderful way God works with people. If he filled Cornelius with the Holy Spirit before he was baptized, surely he can visit a small group of Anglican Eskimos in a surprising way.
The humble heart is one that God loves to dwell in. What, I wonder, has been the long term fruit, because that is always the test.
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posted by Sherry W @ 8:45 AM
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Num 11:28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' right-hand man since his youth, said, "Moses, master! Stop them!"
But Moses said, "Are you jealous for me? Would that all GOD's people were prophets. Would that GOD would put his Spirit on all of them."
That's my prayer for today...
and all God's people say...
.ed.
Awesome video. What a tremendous blessing for those people. They were obviously deeply touched and affected. Come Holy Spirit and sweep through this Nation, bringing us to true repentance and love of the Lord!
Elizabeth
Thanks very much for pointing this out, Sherry.
The First Nations parishes have consistently been among the most orthodox in the face of the current doctrinal confusion in the Anglican Church of Canada. I'm sure this cultural attitude would date back before the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pond Inlet in 1999, but the humility this video shows must contribute to the strength of the Church.
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