"When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind..."
Acts 2.1-2
Dear Friends,
This Sunday we celebrate the Day of Pentecost, fifty days following Easter Day, and recall the promised gift of God’s Holy Spirit. As we prepare for this annual commemoration of God’s ongoing presence in us, I share this ancient hymn text, a prayer for us to read and reflect upon -
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
and lighten with celestial fire.
Thou the anointing Spirit art,
who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart.
Thy blessed unction from above
is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Enable with perpetual light
the dullness of our blinded sight.
Anoint and cheer our soiled face
with the abundance of thy grace.
Keep far our foes, give peace at home:
where thou art guide, no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
and thee, of both, to be but One,
that through the ages all along,
this may be our endless song:
praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
