Holy Fire

it came

out of nowhere

a great thunderclap of sound

and a rushing roaring wind

powering through the room

like the stormiest gale on a wave-whipped sea

swirling

deafening

threatening

pure unadulterated power

ripping through the space

and a great explosion of fire

saturating the senses

blowing apart all concepts of God

tongues of flame

raining down on us

vibrant infusions

of red, orange, gold

heavenly spotlights

homing in

on their targets

and then

silence

a long, loud silence

as the fireball

dispersed itself

and we were left with

flickering dancing candle flames

resting

on each one of us

with the gentle hypnotic beauty

of fire that danced and blazed

yet did not burn

flames that covered

but didn’t consume

and after the moment

of shock-filled fear

a sense of quiet wonder

rippled through the room

and someone

Matthew I think it was

began to smile

a warm

relaxed

bringing a sparkle to the eyes kind of smile

as the huge relief

of recognition

came upon him

the fire of God

he whispered

it’s the fire

of God

the burning bush that does not burn

he’s done it again

he’s kept

his promise

remember what John said?

he will baptise you

with fire

with the Holy Spirit

and with fire

and suddenly we were laughing

dancing

embracing each other

not understanding

but knowing

knowing this was him

this was the gift he’d promised

and we were touching the flickering fires

daring to hold

their flame dancing beauty

entranced

in wonder-filled moments

of joy

and recognition

and indescribable

holiness

and humility

the Spirit

was with us

and power

rippled through us

with all the grace and wonder

and profound simplicity

that we had to come to expect

of the Master

and everything

changed

Holy SpiritPoetry
June 3rd, 2017

Pat Marsh

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