Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #6

Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #6.

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).

“When God by His Word created

The great rolling engine of earth,

You hovered, oh Spirit, o‘er the water

Sending forth rays of Your warmth.

Keep making fruitful the water

That makes holy the soul in rebirth.

Breathe on us now, Holy Spirit;

Make us live by the life in Your breath.”

(from an early church hymn of Pentecost).