Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Daily Scripture
“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water” - Psalm 63:1.
“And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, ‘you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now’” - Acts 1:4-5.
Daily Reflections
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Which phrase in Romans 12:12 is hardest for me right now: rejoice, be patient, or be constant? Why?
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What “tribulation” (pressure, delay, disappointment, uncertainty) am I currently facing, and how am I allowing it to positively shape my prayer life? How have you noticed your prayer life changing and how can you see it as a deepening of your relationship with God?
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Elena believed “Pentecost is not over.” Where have I quietly assumed God is no longer doing “that kind” of work, in the Church, or in me?