Sunday is a great day. A time to reflect and plan. We welcomed our new pastor, Meg, this morning. She conveys the sense that anything can be accomplished if we believe in Christ’s message and work together. Seasons bring change…change is a good thing. Change can be as little as a joyful clap while singing a hymn. A breeze is felt. Then there are smiles of joy all around. A connection with God’s Word exemplified by the pastor taking off her shoes as she is on Holy Ground. Words matter. God spoke us into existence with words. Words that are touched by the Spirit/Wind of God’s mouth have power. The Bible tells us that they speak peace to the captive and open the eyes of the blind.

The Old Man hears the Voice of God in the Woods. He and the deer, squirrels, and Mr. Badger listen for the particular wonderful sound of it flowing through the trees. God is not in the extremes of drama…he resides in the quiet places. The sky is full of his wonders, the Earth is his Holy Ground.

There is magic in the words of faith. We, earthen vessels, can only deliver them…God brings them to life. We understand the transformative power of God’s Spirit when we feel it. Suddenly, something is different… There has been a change.

The little girl was worried… anxiety was her companion…she was homeless and hungry, sitting next to the Broadway Theatre. Many well-dressed people passed her by with cold stares or laughing and looking the other way as they walked into the Theatre. A kind man tapped her on the shoulder. ‘Your Dad has been asking where you are…I told him he could find you here, next to the Theatre,’ the Kind Man said. ‘He is coming to ask you to come home…all is forgiven…change has happened…A Good Wind,’ the Kind Man said.

‘Mom and I have been going to church more often,’ Dad said to his little girl. ‘I am sorry for the harsh words I spoke and my inflexibility when it comes to you…I love you…come home,’ Dad continued. ‘A Spirit has grasped my heart…words in the sermon seemed to come alive to me…I am changed,’ Dad said to his daughter as he embraced her.