Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #12

Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #12.

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, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful.

You, who have already come to make them believers,

Come now to make them blessed.

You who came so that with Your help

We might glory in the hope of the glory of the sons and daughters of God,

Come anew so that we might also glory in the possession of that glory.

For Yours it is to strengthen and make firm,

To perfect and to bring to fulfillment.

The Father created us, the Son has redeemed us;

Accomplish now what it belongs to You to do.

Come and lead us into the fullness of truth,

The enjoyment of the supreme Good,

The vision of the Father,

The abundance of all delights,

The joy of all joys. Amen.”

(medieval prayer, Walter of St. Victor).