I was looking for something to write on this week of Pentecost and, after a few moments of prayer, remembered that I already did – back in 2017.
So let us pray…
Come, Holy Spirit, grant us patience. Today. Now.
Come, Holy Spirit, grant us wisdom to follow the rules, row in the right direction, work together for the common good.
Come, Holy Spirit, shower us with the knowledge that you are right and just, even when I think I have all the answers.
Come, Holy Spirit, grant us the courage to speak with love.
Come, Holy Spirit, give us the understanding to see clearly what is before us and the right judgment to know when to be quiet, when to speak loudly, when to serve, and when to depart in peace.
Come, Holy Spirit, give us the wonder and the awe that sees that you are here – and there, wherever we may go.
Come, Holy Spirit, help us to pray. Help us to remember that you are in our presence, though we may feel far from yours. Help us to know that you long for us more than we could ever long for you.
Help us, Holy Spirit, to forgive – and grant us the grace to forget.
Guide us, Holy Spirit, to fill the world with your Hope, your Charity, and your Presence.
Lead us, Holy Spirit, to communicate the Good News you bring to those we meet, where we work, where we pray, and where we live.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill us with your gifts. Teach us, help us, lead us by your grace, to complete the work you started so long ago. Counsel us, guide us, move us, and improve us. Send us out into the world on the breath of the Risen Lord.
Amen.