January 13, 2015

COME HOLY SPIRIT

As Leonardo Boff put it:

It’s the nature of the Holy Spirit

to bring about the “eruption

of the unexpected.” Well, if

that’s the way the Spirit works,

then I pray, “Come Holy Spirit!”

Shake this house called me.

Shake this parish. Shake this Church.

Shake this state. Shake this country.

Shake this world. Shake us all.

Erupt good surprises because

there are too many bad surprises:

earthquakes, disasters, storms,

killings, terrorist attacks.

Come Holy Spirit. Erupt us with

unexpected changes – like

Berlin Walls coming down –

the Cuban Embargo lifted,
the South African Apartheid
ending without bloodshead,

peace talks that become

peace actions and forgiveness.

Amen.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2015