Visitor 1
It's happened – just now! Flames, howling winds, madness. They were drunk, I tell you.
Leader
Can I help you? We're in the middle of a service; would you like to settle down over there? (points to empty seat)
Visitor 1
Settle down? Now is not the time to settle down!
There is another knock at the door. Another person rushes in.
Visitor 2 (panting, a little incoherent)
Peter and the disciple… something happened… they've changed… during our celebration party for Moses' law-giving.
Visitor 1
You were there too? Tell these people – they haven't heard.
Visitor 2 (still breathless)
Peter and his disciples were sitting together praying. I was preparing breakfast. They were scared and didn't know what to do. Then suddenly there was a howling wind. I thought a hurricane was coming and hid under the table. Then there was a dazzling fire and flames seemed to settle on their heads so the whole room blazed with light.
Visitor 1
I was outside. We were partying together, Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia.
Visitor 2
And Libya and Rome.
Visitor 1
The Galileans came out to talk to us. They were all lit up and dancing, shouting praise to God and hugging each other. And we all heard them – people from many nations, yet we all heard the disciples in our own language. Weird, unearthly, or else they were drunk.
Visitor 2
No they were drinking water. It was nine o'clock in the morning!
Visitor 2
Then Peter's voice rang out with such authority that we stopped chattering amongst ourselves and listened. It was as though he was speaking to each of us alone.
Visitor 1
And it was from the prophet Joel. A piece we all knew well but had never heard spoken like this.
They speak with rising excitement and awe.
Visitor 2
In the last days it will be, God declares,
Visitor 1
that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
Visitor 2
and your sons and daughters shall prophesy,
Visitor 1
and your young men shall see visions,
Visitor 2
and your old men shall dream dreams.
Visitor 1
Even upon my slaves, both men and women,
Visitor 2
in those days I will pour out my Spirit: and they shall prophesy.
Visitor 1
And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below,
Visitor 2
blood and fire and smoky mist.
Visitor 1
The sun shall be turned to darkness
Visitor 2
and the moon to blood,
Visitor 1
before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day.
Visitor 2
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Pause, then raise arms to the ceiling and speak to all present.
Visitor 1
The Spirit is poured out among us here and in all places and on all people.
Visitor 2
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Visitor 1
Praise our Lord Jesus!
Visitor 2
Praise our Father God!
Visitor 1
Praise the Holy Spirit!
Both (shout in triumph)
Amen!
The leader thanks the visitors and asks if they would like to join in the rest of the worship. They accept with delight.