by Pastor Charlie Woodward
Come Holy Spirit!
And yet, the Spirit cannot be described with just this attribute. The Spirit is so much more. The Spirit also comes in the stillness and silence and darkness.
The Spirit intercedes when all that we can do is sigh, or grunt, or weep. The Spirit shows up when words might fail us, and all that we can produce is tears.
Romans 8:26-27
“Bless us, oh Lord, and these thy gifts … and, yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of no food, I shall fear no hunger. We want you to give us this day our daily bread … and to the republic for which it stands … by the power vested in me, I now pronounce us, ready to eat. Amen.“
Sometimes I believe we get in the way of the Spirit interceding on our behalf.
Here is the good news – God’s life-giving Spirit is with you. In the waters of baptism, God’s promised Spirit comes upon us and remains with us.
Trust and never doubt!
Be open to the Spirit interceding on your behalf.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
Amen. Come Holy Spirit.
Let us pray: