Lent: Come Holy Spirit, Lead me and guide me

Come Holy Spirit,

Lead me and guide me on a path of Light

The Light of God shines within us. It blesses, reveals, strengthens, illuminates knowledge and the path to take. It brings comfort, hope and joy. The Spirit burns bright in us and helps us feel, see know and trust the truth of the light within, that shines as a result of the Spirit of God with us. 

That Light, so spiritually bright, radiates out beyond us and helps us find safe passage through the storms of life, shining a light too that others might see more clearly. The Light of God is an inner light. It is recognised with spiritual awareness, so let us call upon the Spirit and ask that we perceive this Light that will help lead and guide us on to safe ground. Amen

Come Holy Spirit, Shower me with Your Gifts

Come Holy Spirit

Shower me with Your Gifts

The Gifts of the Spirit are specific and awesome in nature. If you have been given a gift to use, may you be inspired with confidence and allow the spirit to work through you. They are gifts that enhance the spiritual life and bless the community. 

How can you know if a gift is truly of the Spirit? It can be discerned by its feel. Or as Saint Ignatius might say, how it tastes. As the Bible says, by the fruit shall you know them. Each gift has a special purpose, whether that is the gift of Healing or the gift of Discernment, the gift of Tongues and the interpretation of them or the gift of Miracles. Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith; all are important and essential to the coming of the Kingdom.

Let us then be emboldened by the Spirit as we pray and wisely use our own special gift from God.

Come Holy Spirit, Give me a Thirst for Justice and Righteousness

Come Holy Spirit,

Give me a Thirst for Justice and Righteousness,

As we are filled with the Spirit we are inspired to seek and find truth and righteousness in any situation. We long for right justice for all inequality and corporate, institutional and personal harm. 

We find confidence in speaking out, we are inspired to take a proactive stance in righting wrong. We are energised by the Spirit of Love and Mercy to seek not vengeance, but justice.

We know the truth in our hearts. Our minds are illuminated with Wisdom. We are guided by the Holy Spirit in the way of Unconditional Love. We pray for discernment. We hope for a better future for all, based on integrity, goodness and with loving kindness and clarity and Justice at the centre.

Reflections in Lent: Come Holy Spirit, inspire me

Come Holy Spirit, 

Inspire me with Truth

Truth is an essential part of the spiritual journey. Truth is what binds us in the centre of our being to God. For truth is the fundamental principle that flows from the Heart of Love, the Awesome Mighty Trinity and against which we can discern right decision and know the right thing to do.

Truth burns in our hearts when the Spirit comes. We recognise the presence of the Spirit by the taste and feel of the energy flowing in us. We recognise the Life, the Light, the Gifts and messages that the Spirit brings, with absolute certainty. We will not go wrong on our spiritual journey if we use Truth as our moral compass and take time to discern Truth in any circumstance we find ourselves in.

The Spirit sings in our hearts, gladdens us with Joy unbidden, illuminates the path. Where the Spirit abides goodness flows. When the Spirit leads we can follow in confidence.

One of the greatest and most essential gifts we need on the spiritual path is Discernment - the way to know the Truth of God, who is all love and Mercy. Then we can know peace of mind and trust in the way ahead.

Reflecting through Lent: Come Holy Spirit, reside in me

Come Holy Spirit, 

Reside in me in Power and Tenderness

There is a juxtaposition between the power of the Holy Spirit and the tenderness with which the Holy Spirit touches our lives. Despite such awesome Power, the Spirit comes to our call and invitation only, not forcing us to participate more fully in the Will of God nor allow the Spirit of Love to reside in us, unless we so choose this.

 The Love of the Trinity, manifested in the Holy Spirit brings emboldenment and confidence to us and provides an active flow of Spiritual energy that we can ride or dance upon, carrying us to new depths of wisdom, new insights and understanding, bringing new gifts to explore and use in service to the Trinity. There is no force, no pressure, no expectation or demand that cannot be met, nor use of us against our own free will, for it is the power of love that lives in us both awesome and abundant, yet also gentle, tender, accepting, waiting patiently, tenderly, lovingly for our call.

Reflecting, in Lent, upon the Holy Spirit: Anoint me with Your Love

As we enter another Lent, we will focus on what it means to call upon the Holy Spirit.

 ‘Come Holy Spirit, 

  Anoint me with Your Love.

 And so we ask, what does it mean to be anointed with the Love of the Holy Spirit?

It surely means to be touched by the Fire, the Passion, the Spirit of God Himself. To feel awakened to the Light and the Truth of God with us, moving, powerful, awesomely, flowing in action. It is a blessing and a command to go out and Love in its fullest spiritual sense. It is to see the blessing of each day, filled with the Holiness of God’s Spirit. Amen

     

Bless this day

Bless this day                                    

And help me feel your ever-present Love
Touching me
Lifting me
Guiding me
Healing me
Leading me on,
Through every moment,
Whether it be a moment
Of difficulty
Or joy.
Amen.