Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

– Acts 2:43-47

Yes

You are the God who is simple, direct, clear with us and for us.
You have committed yourself to us.
You have said yes to us in creation,
Yes to us in our birth
Yes to us in our baptism,
Yes to us in our awakening this day.

But we are aware of another kind,
more accustomed to “perhaps, maybe, we’ll see,”
left in wonderment and ambiguity.

We live our lives not back to your yes,
But our of our endless “perhaps.”

So we pray for your mercy this day that we may live Yes back to you,
Yes with our time,
Yes with our money
Yes with our sexuality
Yes with our strength and with our weakness,
Yes with our neighbor,
Yes and no longer “perhaps.”

In the name of your enfleshed Yes to us,
Even Jesus who is our Yes into your future, Amen

(Walter Brueggemann, Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth, 91)