All were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Acts chapter 2 verse 4

Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread.

Language of Love was written by Lisa M. Samra and read by Tony Collier.

Acts Chapter 2, verses 1 through 12.

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

Suddenly, a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole

house where they were

sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit

enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem, God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.

When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard their own language being spoken.

Utterly amazed, they asked, aren't all these who are speaking Galileans?

Then how is it that each of us hears them in our own native language?

Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Capadusia,

Pontius and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene,

visitors from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs,

we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues.

Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, what does this mean?

Language of Love, written by Lisa M. Samra.

I heard French, German, Slavic, Greek, and English prayers echo through the Central Athens Church, as in unison

we prayed in our native languages for people in our home countries to hear of God's love.

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