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Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #10

Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #10

Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #10.

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).

“Spirit most holy, bringing light to us all,

By Your love, Spirit, fill us with good, clean thought.

Pour out within us the salve of Your mercy,

Ever cleansing our mind from the stains of our sin;

Heal the eye deep within us by evil made dim.

Allow us to gaze on the Father Almighty

Whom only the eyes of the pure heart may see,

As the Gospel assures us,

The wisdom of Christ.”

(9th century early church prayer of Pentecost, Notker Balbulus).