Pentecost Prayer

Spirit of the Living Christ,
Come upon us in the glory of your risen power;

Spirit of the Living Christ,
Come upon us in all the humility of your wondrous love;

Spirit of the Living Christ,
Come upon us, that new life may course within our veins,
new love bid us together in one family,
a new vision of the kingdom of God spur us on
to serve you with fearless passion.

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Prayer Time Tuesday

We have dedicated this day to prayer. You are welcome to post prayer requests, concerns, praises, or whatever else needs to be bathed in prayer by the three of us and our thousands of readers.

Sunday was Pentecost in the Christian Calender. This combination with Memorial Day Weekend made for an interesting meshing of Christ and Culture. The following is what I prayed in the service:

Father of light, from whom every good gift comes,
send Your Spirit into our lives with the power of a mighty wind, and by the flame of Your wisdom open the horizons of our minds.

As we celebrate Pentecost, may we be reminded of your gracious, enabling presence actively at work among your people, calling and enabling us to live out in dynamic ways the witness of being your people.

On this Memorial weekend, we honor the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service to our Nation. Though their sacrifice has brought peace to our nation, we pray for the peace that arrives only by the outpouring of your Spirit. May the peace that surpasses all understanding come and pervade our world.

Loosen our tongues to sing Your praise in words beyond the power of speech, for without Your Spirit humans could never raise their voices in words of peace or announce the truth that Jesus is Lord.

We pray all these things through the name of Jesus,
who lives with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.