From locked room to waiting street
They were locked in a room
and burdened with fear,
joined one with the other
in continuous prayer.
“The Advocate”, he told them,
“would descend from on high”
but why he had to leave them
they still wondered why.
Below them people gathered
with them Mary prayed;
it was her desire
their fears be allayed
Courage was needed
Reverence and Wisdom as well
Right Judgement and Wonder
His story to tell.
Into that room
on that Pentecost Day
came a powerful Understanding
and it took them away
from the locked room upstairs
His people to greet
filling with Wonder and Awe
all gathered on the street.
(VS Pentecost Sunday 2019)