Come, Holy Spirit!

Come Holy Spirit!

Come with your power,

Your anointing,

Your conviction,

Melt, mould and make me.

Spirit of the living God!

I am yielded to you.

I am surrendered.

There is none like you!

Come, O Advocate!

Speak on my behalf,

Teach me to speak the mind of the Father.

Come, O Consuming Fire!

Burn out all within me that is not of you;

Purify me wholly.

Come, O Spirit of Truth!

Guide me into all Truth,

Just as Jesus promised.

Come, O Creator Spirit!

Breathe new life into me

That I may be fully alive

Come, O Holy Spirit!

Kindle your love in me

That I may bear fruit that will last.

Prayer: 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 they shall renew the face of the earth.

Angela Azumah Alu, Pentecost Sunday, 31/05/2020

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Pentecost

I am at war with myself daily.
The Spirit within me wants to do one thing;
My flesh another.
Daily, there is war;Spirit and flesh.
Holy Spirit, have your way!
That which I do not want to do, I do.
That which I must do, I don't.
Lord, have mercy!
Lord Jesus, renew and purify me; 
High priest of mine, awaken me.
Fill me Holy Spirit;inebriate me.
That I may live for you only and not my flesh.

Angela Azumah Alu, Pentecost Sunday 2015

THE HOLY SPIRIT

I love thee!

Thou who art my guide, my counselor,

My teacher, my consolation, my advocate, my all

Thou who art my assurance of eternal life

Thou whose presence tells me of my position as a son and an heir

Thou whose guidance leads me daily

Thou who art the Father’s mark of ownership on me

Thou whose temple I am

I love thee!

Thou transforming, consuming fire

Thou who transformed the fearfully sanguine Apostle Peter into the courageous evangelist Peter

Thou who transformed the hate filled choleric Saul into the Christ driven Apostle Paul

Thou who transformed the phlegmatic Abram into the Father of faith Abraham

Thou who transformed the melancholic prince Moses into the Leader Moses

Transform me, I pray thee, into all the Father made me to be

I love thee!

Thou giver of gifts

Gifts of prophecy,

Word of knowledge,

Discernment of spirits,

Gift of wisdom,

Workings of miracles,

Healings of all kinds,

Speaking of tongues,

Interpretation of tongues,

Gifts of faith

Many other gifts as given by the Father and the Son

I ask of thee, give as thou wilt.

I love thee!

Powerful spirit, sweet spirit,

Spirit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control

May I be more like thee in every one of these

I love thee!

 Who brought the world into being

I love thee who sustains it by thy might

I love thee, who art all glorious and holy

I love thee, inspiration of the Father,

I love thee, consoler and empowerer of the Son

I love thee, Sweet Spirit

I love thee, fill me more, fill me daily

I love thee

Angela Azumah Alu

21/05/2012

PENTECOST

Come down consuming fire

Come fill our hears

Inflame us anew with love

That the Father and Son we may

proclaim: drunk on you

 come down sweet Spirit

transform our lives

transform our hearts

that never more shall we be the same

come down roaring wind

chip away at the rough ends of our lives

that we may be for the Father only

come down consuming fire

burn away at the chaff in our lives

 that we may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness

come down giver of life and gifts

 with all of your gifts

that we may transform the world around us

but transform us, mould us, do all

you have to that our lives

bear fruit for the glory of the Father

(Acts 1:8, Song of Solomon 4:16, Gal 5:22-23, Mal 3:3-4)

Angela Azumah Alu