The Promise poured out.

 Amen. This references the profound promise in Joel 2:28, later echoed at Pentecost in Acts 2:17. It speaks of God's Spirit being poured out on all people, transcending age and station, uniting the vitality of youth with the wisdom of age in divine purpose.

Here is a poem reflecting on that sacred promise:

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The Promise Poured Out

“Your young men will see visions,

Your old men will dream dreams.”

A promise of the Spirit’s flow,

In life’s two vibrant streams.

The young see far with eyes of fire,

A future bright and bold.

A vision of what could be born,

A story to be told.

The old, with years of walked-out faith,

Now dream in depth and rest.

Their dreams are seeded in Your truth,

With wisdom’s rich bequest.

One sees the horizon, wide and new,

One dreams the roots down deep.

Together,by the same great Spirit,

Your sacred vows they keep.

So let the visions of my youth

Be anchored in Your Word.

And let the dreams of my old age

With faithfulness be stirred.

Pour out Your Spirit, Lord, on all,

On servant and on handmaiden,

That every heart,both young and old,

Might see what You have laden

Within this time, within this hour,

Your kingdom coming near.

In dream and vision,speak, O Lord,

And make Your pathway clear.

Amen.