Category: Holy Spirit
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Close my eyes that I might see
Holy Lord, You came to meWhen I was in labor with my daughter.I didn’t understand Your presence then.Only later did I know it was You.But there You were,Holding my hand,Helping me breathe,Helping me manage the pains of childbirth. I remember closing my eyes,Needing desperately to disregard,Shut out somehow,All the distractions in the world around me.…
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The light of this holy night
Scattered desireLife on holdOnly one passionOnly You, precious Lord. Suspended desireDetached from carePatient, peaceful rest,Faithful in prayer. Lone contemplationSeparate, at rest,Filled full with Your grace,Grateful and blessed. Blood pours from Your wounds.Tumult rages unspent.Obscuring Your faceHoards filled with dissent. Come Holy Spirit.Fill us with Your breathLead us to life everlastingOnly in death. In death of…
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Precious love
Holy Spirit, that perfect love between God, our Father, and Jesus, His fully human, fully divine Son. A love in which the child adores, trusts implicitly, honors and obeys the Father,While the Father cherishes His Child with affectionSo sweet,So precious,Filled with protection and guidance,Support and loving correction. As we watch from a distance,The Father’s and…
Walking With My Brother 