“…the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us” (Rom 5:5)
If I only knew…. If I could go back and do it all over again…. I wish I would have held my tongue….
Most of us have experienced regret. “If I spent less money on trivial trinkets and clothes, I would have more disposable income to share with my neighbor who just lost her job.” “If I only knew the last time I saw my son was really going to be the last time, I would have expressed how proud I was of him and hugged him a little longer.” “If I had been less self-conscious and prideful, I would have asked for help and life today may be quite different.” Regret may indeed be a part of the human condition, but why?
Because we are not perfect, our actions are not always rooted in a spirit of love. But as Christians, we are called to something greater, we are called to have a loving spirit which requires more than being a nice person. And I don’t think we can manufacture it on our own.
In Hebrew, the word for spirit is ruah, meaning breath, air, wind. When we pray, asking for the Holy Spirit to fill us, we are essentially asking to be filled with that breath of love so powerful it took on a life of its own. We are asking for the most ancient love of all to reside in us, to take up residence, to live there. So that as we encounter the maze of human trials and relationships, both personal and societal, we do so with a love that surpasses what we alone can summon.
Sheila LaSalle
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3 replies on “Come Holy Spirit fill us with your Love”
The Holy Spirit is always with us….one of my favorite prayers: Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, enkindle in them the fire of your love. Our foundress is a patron of fire and one of her quotes: “I have come to cast fire on earth, may I find it already kindled.” That’s the way I often felt around children, thinking I was going to teach and I’d find the love for God & Jesus already waiting within. It just has to be activated. I remember I suggested to your mother she should become a Eucharistic minister and she refused because she felt she wasn’t worthy, good enough. I said when will you be ready or good enough? I was able to convince her she was only like all of us a work in progress. I always was grateful she answered the call. The Spirit was always with her the flame just needed a little kindling or maybe I should say fanning.
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I love your Blog and what you are posting…I will try and remember to visit it now and then on a regular basis. You are an excellent writer.
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I love your blog Sheila. Looking forward to more!
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