Accessing the Source

Desmond Tutu once described a light bulb that shone brightly and proudly. “[It] began to strut about arrogantly, quite unmindful of how . . . it could shine so brilliantly, thinking that it was all due to its own merit and skill.” One day the light bulb was taken out of the socket and placed on a table. “Try as hard as it could, the light bulb could bring forth no light and brilliance. . . . It had never known that its light came from the power station and that it had been connected to the dynamo by little wires and flexes that lay hidden and unseen and totally unsung.”

It is true that sometimes we forget that the gifts we have in life come from a powerful Source – God himself. It is also true that sometimes we forget that when we tap into that Source, through prayer or worship, we have access to amazing power and courage, and strength. God’s Spirit in our hearts gives us the power to forgive, the power to serve, the power to sacrifice, and to love even the unlovable.

I don’t know about you, but I want to stay close to that Source and tap into God’s peace and power.

Our prayer today comes from the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship. Let us pray:

Come, O Holy Spirit.
Come as Holy Fire and burn in us,
come as Holy Wind and cleanse us within,
come as Holy Light and lead us in the darkness,
come as Holy Truth and dispel our ignorance,
come as Holy Power and enable our weakness,
come as Holy Life and dwell in us.
Convict us, convert us, consecrate us,
until we are set free from the service of ourselves,
to be your servants to the world. Amen.