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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Come holy spirit come

Grace at Real Toads challenged us to write a poem in the form of a Rictameter.   Since tomorrow is the festival of Pentecost it seemed right to write about the work of the holy spirit then and now.

Spirit
Came down to Earth
Riding on wind's breath
Tongues as of fire without heat
Touching all those gathered there together
Resting, giving, filling, teaching
Tools of proclamation
For all of time
Spirit

Spirit
Invited now
Move among us today
As all those centuries ago
Be alive in our world, empowering
Give us the words we need to say
Actions that we must take
Come spirit come
Spirit

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14 comments:

  1. Hannah18 May 2013 at 21:31

    "Be alive in our world, empowering
    Give us the words we need to say
    Actions that we must take"

    Powerful, Emma!

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  2. Peggy18 May 2013 at 23:03

    Lovely Emma--may the Spirit come to all.

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  3. Mary19 May 2013 at 00:00

    I love the message in your writing today, Emma!

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  4. Scarlet19 May 2013 at 00:13

    What a beautiful message ~ May the spirit come and be with us ~

    Thanks for participating in Sunday's Challenge ~

    Grace

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  5. Vandana Sharma19 May 2013 at 05:42

    from eons people have believed in he power of spirits........captured beautifully here...

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  6. Kerry O'Connor19 May 2013 at 09:13

    This is the perfect praise poem for Sunday.

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  7. Janine Bollée19 May 2013 at 11:44

    Emma, girl, this is magnificent, both content and form.You were inspired and we can summise by whom. The incantation, the prayer...simply wonderful work. Thank you.

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  8. Maude Lynn19 May 2013 at 14:09

    Lovely!

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  9. Kay L. Davies19 May 2013 at 17:33

    "Give us the words we need to say
    Actions that we must take"
    And all we need to do is listen. Thanks for the reminder. I needed it.
    Beautifully done altogether, Emma, and lovely with the colored background, but perhaps boldface type would stand out better against the strong colors?
    K

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  10. Helen19 May 2013 at 20:29

    Lovely, lovely heartfelt prayer .....

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  11. Sharp Little Pencil19 May 2013 at 21:31

    Emma, came back from Pentecost at church to find this. Why didn't the pastor's wife think of the Holy Spirit? ha ha

    Really, the way you handled the "then" and "now," how in Scripture it seems so bizarre, yet the Holy Spirit touches us all in such meaningful ways... well, t his was a Pentecost blessing to me. Peace, Amy

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  12. Akila20 May 2013 at 06:27

    very powerful!

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  13. Rita Odeh20 May 2013 at 13:33

    Lovely poem with a great message. May the Spirit fill us all.

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  14. Anonymous24 May 2013 at 12:39

    beautiful and uplifting =)

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