Come, Holy Spirit

There are a zillion reasons why we pray that the Holy Spirit will continue coming into our lives and world.  Take a moment now, dear reader, to think of THREE such reasons … and then we will pray together:

Come, Spirit of God,

come, Spirit of love,

Spirit of peace, of faith, of strength, of holy joy.

Come, secret relief, into the non-stopping tears of our world.

Come, victory-rich life, into the death of our Earth.

Come, Father of the poor, and support the oppressed.

Come, love, waiting to be poured into our hearts.

We have nothing that can force you.

Yet on that very account, we are confident.

Our hearts stand in mysterious awe at your coming,

because you are selfless and gentle,

because you are different from our hearts…

Yet, this is for us the firmest promise … that you come!

Come, then, come to us every day, again and again.

We put our trust in you. To whom else can we go?

AMEN and AMEN.

Renee Domeier, OSB

Photo: Entrance of a monastery building at night. Taken by Nancy Bauer, OSB.