meditation of the day

Come, Holy Spirit

This morning I was feeling low in spirits because I did not feel the presence of God. It seemed to me that my heart was like iron, I could not think of God; I invoked the Holy Spirit saying:

“It is you who made us know Jesus. The Apostles spent a long time with him without ever comprehending him; but the fire you sent down on them made them understand him. You will also make me understand him. Come, my consolation; come, my joy; come, my peace, my strength, my light. Come, give me the light to find the spring where I can quench my thirst. One ray of your light is enough to show me Jesus as he is. I ask you for no other learning, nor any other wisdom than the knowledge of how to find Jesus and the wisdom of remaining with him. O Most Holy Spirit, when you sent forth the ray of light, the disciples were transformed; they were no longer what they had been before; their strength had been renewed, offering sacrifices became easy; they then got to know Jesus better than they had ever known him when he was among them. Source of peace and light, come and enlighten me. I am hungry, come and feed me. I am poor, come and enrich me. Holy Spirit, I abandon myself to you.”

Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified

Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified († 1878), also known as Saint Mariam Baouardy, was a Carmelite nun in Bethlehem. She was canonized in 2015. / From Thoughts of Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified, Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified. © 1997, Carmel of Bethlehem. All rights reserved.