Dear Friends
The term “also ran” is usually meant to describe someone who participated, but didn’t contribute or shine like other participants. In this horse race result I recently saw in the paper (see above) you will notice that in addition to the top three finishers, a horse named “Holy Ghost” also ran.
As we get ready to celebrate Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Ghost or Spirit (or Energizer as I like to say) describing the third person of the Trinity as an “also ran” ...well, nothing could be further from the truth.
In a meditation titled “Not a holy vapor”, Richard Schmidt writes, “The Holy Spirit is God in our lives right here and right now. It is God around us, among us, within us. It is God acting as glue, repairing our divisions. It is God subduing and breaking our rebellious wills. It is God flooding our dulled senses with gentle radiance. It is God dancing with our feet, laughing with our lips, embracing with our arms..."
And that’s about half of the paragraph in which he describes the promised gift---ours for the receiving and ours for the sharing---which can steer and guide and delight us, as we navigate life’s changes and challenges and surprises.
The Holy Ghost an “also ran” ? I think not.
Happy Pentecost!
John
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