"Come, Holy Spirit!" - 24 May 2026

 

Creator God, in the beginning you made all things of nothing by the power of your word, and all very good and your Spirit hovered over all that was formless and void to bring forth order and life. We pray for your Spirit to hover over us; and we pray that your Spirit will continue to cause the earth to bring forth bountifully. We pray: Come, Holy Spirit!

Revealing God, you assigned prophets, Apostles, Judges, and Psalmists – like Moses, Deborah, David and Isaiah, Peter and Paul – to bring forth your decrees, directions and adorations, and you clothed them with your Spirit who guided them and testified through them of the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. Cloth us with your Spirit that we may bravely serve you and our neighbors in love and truth pointing them to Jesus. We pray: Come, Holy Spirit!

Holy God, you sent your Son Jesus Christ into the world that through him we might have life. And after his death, burial, resurrection and ascension, you sent forth your Holy Spirit by your Son, so that we would not be left as orphans. Therefore, may we know that our Lord Jesus is with us and we are with you. And we ask this especially on behalf of those facing surgery, chemotherapy, physical troubles, loss, and shadowy insecurities (…). We pray: Come, Holy Spirit!

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, you sent the Spirit of Truth to bear witness to Jesus, and by his indwelling presence he makes us able to also bear witness to our Lord. Thus, pour down your rousing and refreshing goodness on us and your people all over the world – including All Souls Episcopal, Church of the Redeemer, and Church of the Resurrection. Rouse our hearts, revive us in grace, reform us to keep in step with the Spirit. We pray: Come, Holy Spirit!

Sovereign, saving God whose Son sent the paracletos, the helper/counselor, who comes to convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in your Son; concerning righteousness, because he has ascended to your right hand, and we presently see him no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged (John 16:8-11). O may the Spirit continue to convict our world – including the USA, New Zealand, Australia, Nicaragua, Uganda, Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, and Iraq – concerning sin, righteousness and judgment, that all may turn to you and live. We pray: Come, Holy Spirit!

Adopting God, you gave us your Spirit of adoption by whom we can cry out “Abba, Father! May your Spirit bear witness with our spirits that we are your children, no matter what our society shouts at us; no matter what the devil whispers to us; no matter what our own defeats and frustrations gossip at us; no matter what our tired and trembling hearts sigh within us! We pray: Come, Holy Spirit!

Sanctifying God, whose will for us is holiness and so you have given us the Holy Spirit. May righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit run deep in us and blossom beautifully forth from us; and so, fill us with joy and peace in believing that we may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. We pray: Come, Holy Spirit! 

And now we pray in the power of the Spirit as Jesus taught us, saying, Our Father…

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