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The Freedom To Dance & Worship

I feel it. Slowly at first. Suddenly, my spirit bursts and I must stand. Within seconds, I am on my feet. I’m swaying, one arm on my heart and the other raised in the air, palms open. Something in me notices that I am the only one standing while I am in church. “Am I […]

The Feast of Pentecost

Lately, Mary Allison Cates and Jane Cocke Perdue have been creating poetry and imagery for Shady Grove Presbyterian Church’s monthly newsletter, where Mary Allison is the associate minister. Below is Jane’s poem for the feast of Pentecost, which the church just celebrated last Sunday. Pentecost Wind’s swift burst, fire flames lapping heat lifted us from […]