Holy Spirit Prayer For Holy Hour

Holy Spirit

 

We come before you in an abundance of happiness as we joyously prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus, the greatest gift God has ever bestowed upon us.

Excitement burns inside us as we anticipate the birth of our Savior.

Rain down your love upon us in a way only capable of a redeemer.

Blanket our hearts with humility as we welcome God’s only Son into our lives

Inspire us to be beacons of peace a shining example like the star that rose about the stable in Bethlehem.

 

Help us share our gifts with those less fortunate this season. Help us share our faiths to those in need of hope, our food to those who hunger, our smiles to those who are sad and our hugs to those who longer for your touch.

 

Gloria!

 

Make us like Angel Gabriel as we proclaim the good news

Help us to care for others as the Shepherds cared for baby Jesus

Make us like the Kings who traveled great distances for their beliefs

Give us the grace of Mary when receiving hard comings

Make us like Joseph as we support those we love

 

Gloria!

 

Open our eyes to those in need this Christmas

Open our hearts to give and receive love from our brothers and sisters

Open our arms in a welcoming hug to all we meet

Open our minds to new ideas to fulfill the angelic wish of Peace on Earth

Open our soul to the nourishment of wisdom

 

With the power of fire and the grace of doves Come Holy Spirit Come illuminate our hearts this Christmas.

Passion-ist

I am passionate about finding God’s way for me to make an impact on this world. I am excited at the opportunity to learn from the people of Honduras as a vehicle to understand differences, but more importantly similarities between different cultures.

I am passionate about the lives of children. I am excited at their ability and eagerness to learn and experience new things.

 I am passionate about being a source of happiness for someone having a bad day. I am excited to bring the light of God’s love to people in such an indirect way, that even for a moment they may forget whatever darkness has fallen upon them.

 I am passionate about being an ear for the elderly and lonely. I am excited to provide an opportunity for those who live alone to look forward to God’s gift of human interaction; a gift that can only be supplied by one who is willing to listen to the woes and celebrate the successes.

 I am passionate about carrying the burden of all the things people generalize through me. I am excited to have the opportunity to represent my family, the United States, gringos, Catholics, men, tall people and any other way people see me, as it allows those groups to benefit from the gifts God has given me.

 I am passionate about music as an avenue for social interaction, humility and growth. I am excited for the warmth generated by the people surrounded by this beautiful gift and the opportunity and drive I have to develop it, so I may share it with others.

 I am passionate about making those who feel excluded, included. I am excited at the opportunity to create a men’s group, allowing those who otherwise would not share their faith an avenue to do so.

 I am passionate about increasing awareness. I am excited to share the life I live with those who are unable to do so, thus allowing their eyes to be opened through what I see and live on a daily basis.

 I am passionate about developing myself as a person. I am excited to be given the opportunity to live in Talanga, as a Passionist, and encountering new people, events, and ideas which would not be available to me, if I had not chosen to spend a life volunteering internationally.

 I am passionate about the world. I am excited to be learning a new language and culture, while simultaneously being stimulated to look beyond the North American hemisphere and broaden my horizons to a global perspective.

 But most of all I am passionate about living my life in a way that pleases God. I am excited to continually search for the best use of my gifts that delivers God’s message of peace and love to the world, for without this, I find little purpose.

Whose Work?

It is a very interesting dynamic that more and more each day challenges me to answer and respond. With almost all of my actions being magnified to represent immediately the Passionists and the a greater extent, however less frequent, God. There may be few or there may be many who agree with this statement and there are probably few who even consider it, however it is true. 

There is a certain peace when you are doing the work for God and not for yourself. A kindof putting your faith and worries into a higher power. But it is also dangerous, completely removing all ownership to your actions and assigning responsibility to God.

And herein lies the problem, when choices are made: what projects to undertake, whether or not to give some lady a ride home 40 minutes away, whether to argue with the bus for charging you almost twice as much because you are a Gringo, or whether or not to participate in a group in church, they are a large reflection of who you are as a person. Yet, at the same time we are taught not to judge, so why worry? Human nature? I certainly do not have the answer.

And with all these things to consider, it is easy to understand why people are self conscious and worry to a level of concern. But I feel when there may be no answer, there may be peace. In this case, I think because there are so many elements involved we should all settle on not worrying about things that are out of our control, mainly other people's perception of us, and focus our energies in loving everyone. It sounds lame, or cheesy even, but if people put has much effort and time into loving one another and forgiving our enemies as we do trying to not make mistakes, would the world be better?

Is it possible? I'm trying and I like the results...what do you have to lose?

And therefore the work has no ownership, I try to use the gifts I've been given to the best of my ability to please the people I am with, and should I fail, should I succeed, there are too many opinions to measure...so I rely on my own and God's...so I guess it's our work.