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Sunday, May 11, 2008 ~ Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-21

          If you were asked to name the most glamorous woman in the world right now, Queen Elizabeth II might not spring immediately to mind.

          Yet Vogue magazine just lumped the 81-year-old monarch in with some of the top fashion models in the world of haute couture.

          Here's why: sensible shoes, waxed jackets, headscarves knotted firmly under the chin. One spokesperson for the magazine said that the Queen has a "very practical approach to fashion and a great sense of the occasion."

          This brings to mind the apostle Paul's advice to us in his letter to the Colossians Christians: "As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience" (3:12). That sounds practical and suited for the "sense of the occasion."

          Vogue says that glamour is "about how you wear something, not about what you wear. You cannot buy glamour and you can't fake it."

          For Christians, perhaps it's both how you wear it, and what you're wearing.

          Today is Pentecost Sunday. We thank God for the birth of the church. Through the Holy Spirit, God's church came into being. And with the help of the Holy Spirit we can be "dressed" every day in a way that brings glory to God!

          By the way, to all mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers, God bless you on this special day!

Prayer: O God, thank you for the Holy Spirit and for his presence in my life, bringing to me the love and kindness and patience I need to live each day. In Jesus' name. Amen.