Come and Love Me: A Prayer to the Holy Spirit

by Madeline Mauro

Take this private prayer as an invitation to sit quietly with God.
You may read it slowly, pausing wherever a word or phrase speaks to your heart, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead your prayer.

Holy Spirit, send forth your love, your divine love—the true spirit of God. Come and love me as you celebrate the love of God the Father and Son. Come into my heart and love me. Enter my mind, my memories, and love me. Come into the depths of my soul and love me. Oh, unconditional love, shine your light over all the conditions I place on myself. Shine your light on all the conditions others have placed on me. Let my expectations yield to your will. Let miscommunications and strained relationships flow downstream in your unfathomable love. Purge me, cleanse me of what is not of you. Renew me in the likeness of Christ. You, who are so gentle, be gentle with me, for I am fragile and need constant reassurance that I am truly loved by You.