The Holy Spirit...

May you be blessed by these words from  Joan Chittister:Together we pray:The Holy Spirit embodies the life force of the universe, the power of God, the animating energy present in all things and captured by none. On this great feast of Pentecost, the coming of the Spirit of God, I invite you to pray with me: 

May the Gifts of the Holy Spiritbring fire to the earthso that the presence of Godmay be seenin a new light,in new places,in new ways. May our own heartsburst into flameso that no obstacle,no matter how great,ever obstructs the messageof the God within each of us. May we come to trustthe Word of God in our heart,to speak it with courage,to follow it faithfullyand to fan it to flame in others. May the Jesuswho filled womenwith his Holy Spiritfill the world and the churchwith new respectfor women's power and presence. Give me, Great God,a sense of the Breath of Spiritwithin me as I…(State the intentionin your own life at this timefor which you are praying.) Amen.