Fast and Furious

Wreckage of North Texas Estate

The Storm came too Fast and Furious

The tornado was more than a mile wide with winds of 136 mph.  The sheer power imploded and then wiped out homes and buildings, killing 6 and wounding more than 100 in its awful wake.  Tragic play on the word "wake," the visitation for the dead--all of us attend the wake above.

Look at the photo.  What do you see which is intact?  Curiously, a fence and a swimming pool.  And what do they mean now?
 

The Tongues of Fire at Pentecost Come Down on the Apostles

 What do you see in this picture?  It's actually a classic by an unknown artist.  On the Day of Pentecost, the sheer power that came brought life for real living--for things that last and are eternal.  The fruit of the Spirit reverses the destructive power on earth which like a tornado--tears at the fabric of community.  And what are the fruits of the Spirit?  They all create from chaos and draw forth life. 

"Faith, hope and charity--

                     and the greatest is love" 

 St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 13