Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #1
Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #1.
THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Spirit of Glory; the Presence of God appearing in Shekinah glory through light, fire, and luminous cloud; God’s divine Presence on earth; the eternal life-giving Third Person of the Holy Trinity; the intimate bond of divine love and truth shared by God the Father and God the Son; the dynamic power of God offered to every human being on earth; the supernatural Presence in the Community of God who is personal without being material; the invisible creative force with divine intelligence who truly knows the mind of God from the inside; the Spirit of God who thus has all knowledge and is present everywhere in the universe; the sacred energy streaming forth from the Father and the Son, pouring love into our hearts (Romans 5:5), producing virtuous qualities in us (Galatians 5:22-23), and gradually transforming each believer into the image of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
“Come, oh Holy Spirit!
Come, power of God and tender sweetness of God!
Come, You who are both motion and rest!
Renew our daring,
Be our Companion so that we will not feel lonely in this world.
Create in us intimacy with God!
We do not say any longer, as the prophet said,
‘Come from the four winds,’
As though we did not yet know where You come from.
We say, ‘Come, Spirit, from the pierced side of Christ on the Cross!
Come on the breath blowing from the lips of the Risen Jesus!’”
(from an early church hymn, undated, anonymous).