Descend, O Spirit: Touch our minds;
create our thoughts anew
always to seek the just and right,
true goodness to pursue.
As you are blowing where you will,
so let us wander, too,
and seek out every space you fill
and ever follow you.
Descend, O Spirit: Touch our hearts;
be rooted in our souls
to heal each weary, wounded part
and make the broken whole.
And as you played upon the waves,
let us play in the world
creating messages of grace
that show your love unfurled.
Descend, O Spirit: Touch our hands
and put your strength in us
to labor for our Savior's plans,
the kingdom of his love.
And as you speak in many tongues
that every land has heard,
so let us join your endless song
in action and in word.
Detail from a fresco at the Karlskirche in Vienna By Johann Michael Rottmayr – selfmade by User:Manfreeed, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9396330
Kate Bluett 