“Come Holy
Ghost, Creator Blest,
And in our hearts take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made”
And in our hearts take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made”
This weekend
Fr. Andrew mentioned how the Holy Spirit transforms
and renews. This got me thinking back to a metaphor that’s
been with me the past few weeks: my heart/life is a construction site right
now. And who knows, maybe it always will
be until I am ready to face my maker, when my journey and all that I’ve been
meant to build/accomplish has been complete.
Of course,
this metaphor is not meant to be taken literally; I don’t have a bulldozer on
my back or a crane hanging from my head. What’s really changing is more
abstract….like changes in attachments, relationships, ideas, expectations,
desires. I feel like it’s been an
excavation phase, lots of moving and adjusting things around, lots of
replanting things I want to keep but in a different location or hoeing up weeds
and tossing them out all together, lots of surveying and seeing where things
really stand. Although sometimes
painful, this is a season of transformation, and I have faith that the Holy
Spirit is very much involved. And, even though things were pretty beautiful before, I have to have faith that I'm going though all of this for something that is renewed and even more wondrous (although in my human limitedness I don't understand 'how' or all the possibilities of 'what').
Someone
pointed out to me that it’s important to remember that this construction and chaos
has a beautiful end in sight, something new and wondrous. I was relieved as it made me realize that the
noise of swirling of emotions, the confusion, replanting and letting go etc
will not last forever and that perhaps, there’s something very good to look
forward to. What, I don’t know
exactly. I do know that if it’s
something God has cooked up, it will be good.
But I have to trust. I have to
allow Him to transform and renew me.
Come
Holy Spirit, transform our hearts and beings so that may we be a source of love, joy,
faithfulness, peace, gentleness and kindness to those whom we meet.
Amen.
Amen.
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| Taken from: http://kezi.wordpress.com/poetries-potpourri-of-favorites/fruit-of-the-spirit/ |
Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit
O
Holy Spirit,
Divine Spirit of light and love,
I consecrate to Thee my understanding,
heart, and will,
my whole being for time and eternity.
May my understanding be always submissive
to Thy heavenly inspirations,
and to the teaching of the Catholic Church,
of which Thou are the infallible guide;
may my heart be ever inflamed
with love of God and of my neighbor;
may my will
be ever conformed to the divine will;
and may my whole life
be a faithful imitation of the life
and virtues of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
to whom with the Father and Thee
be honour and glory forever. Amen.
Divine Spirit of light and love,
I consecrate to Thee my understanding,
heart, and will,
my whole being for time and eternity.
May my understanding be always submissive
to Thy heavenly inspirations,
and to the teaching of the Catholic Church,
of which Thou are the infallible guide;
may my heart be ever inflamed
with love of God and of my neighbor;
may my will
be ever conformed to the divine will;
and may my whole life
be a faithful imitation of the life
and virtues of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
to whom with the Father and Thee
be honour and glory forever. Amen.
Funny how there are definite seasons to our lives - seasons of calm and stability, seasons of sorrow, seasons of fun and adventure, seasons of change and turmoil. I am inspired by your trust and faith in God, as you await the "something good to look forward to". I know that God will bless you in your waiting!
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