Clarity

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

 ¹When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. ²Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. ⁴All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues^[a] as the Spirit enabled them.  ⁵Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. ⁶When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. ⁷Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? ⁸Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? ⁹Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome ¹¹ (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs-we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" ¹²Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"
 ¹³Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine.



When I read this text I think of clarity. How is it that you can now understand someone or something that you didnt understand before? What made it clear? Clarity, transparency, Freedom from ambiguity. What do we really mean? What are we really trying to say? Make it clear. Crystal Clear. Clarity, an understanding that is free from confusion and ambiguity. Lucid, distinct, appropriate. There is an understanding of the message. Make it clear, no confusion. Clarity. I want to understand what I hear so that there is no confusion. God sent the Holy Spirit to rest upon us and it provided clarity, an understanding of each other, even when there was none before. Clarity.