Doves and Wind and Tongues of Fire

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Come Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of your faithful,
and kindle in us the fire of Your Divine Love.
Send forth Your Spirit and we shall be created,
and You shall renew the face of the earth.
Oh God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit instructed the hearts of the faithful,
Grant, that by the same Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in His consolation.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

But Not In My Backyard

We pray for a Spirit to empower us;
But if such a Spirit truly did
What was done that first Pentecost
Would we run the other way?
Would we argue that this
Is not the way we have always done it?

Would we cling to our pews as
The Wind, the Holy Pneuma
The Sacred Ruach
Tried to fly us away to new heights
Of life with God?

Yes, I probably would while
Holding on for dear life.

So Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief
My fears
My control
And let me be carried away
In true living.