Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 2

Today's Daily 5:

1. an interview with a temp agency that went well
2. the indescribably wonderful feeling of exchanging high heels for comfy sandals
3. wearing my hair curly
4. kitchen prep with music playing
5. having time to read for pleasure
6. an appointment that was helpful
7. inadvertently managing to bring the favorite vegetable of the two year old birthday boy to our house church party tonight
8. having my favorite little man prop himself in my lap happily and comfortably a number of times tonight
9. hugs from a number of friends
10. sharing food and laughter with the people who have been my spiritual community for the last couple of years

Tongues?

Since we're still running low on You Ask, I Answer questions, for now I'm going to just answer them on Tuesdays.

So, today I'm going to link you to this article, Tongue Talker, ask you to go and read it, and then come back and tell me what you think.

I agree deeply with the author's perspective on the gift of tongues, and I loved what she had to say.

It's definitely the gift of the Holy Spirit that I have wrestled with the most.  In my mind, it's the "weirdest", the hardest to understand, the one that scares me because it's basically impossible to control.

I'm not sure I can even answer the question of whether or not I speak in tongues.  I think so?  Maybe?  Sometimes?  It's happened once or twice, I think, in a sort of quiet way.

And yet, there is a part of me that finds deep beauty in the idea, and hopes that the gift of tongues grows in me.  There is something deeply enticing to me in my soul having a language all it's own to talk with Jesus.  It's the same part of me that has always clung to the deep promise that the Spirit will intercede for us with groanings beyond words.

So, tell me what you think.  Do you speak in tongues?  Is it part of your faith tradition?  Do you think it's weird? Scary? Beautiful?  I'd love to hear your thoughts!