Opening Prayer for Pentecost

Here’s an opening act of worship inspired by the events in Acts 2:1-4. It was put together by Tim Graves, and posted on LiturgyBits (see link below).

Introduction and Prayer of Invocation
for Pentecost
(inspired by Acts 2:1-4)

When Pentecost Day arrived,
they were all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound from heaven
like the howling of a fierce wind
filled the entire house where they were sitting.
They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire
alighting on each one of them.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in other languages
as the Spirit enabled them to speak. (Common English Bible)

Come, Holy Spirit, come!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!

Holy Spirit,
making life alive,
moving in all things,
root of all being,
cleansing the cosmos of every impurity,
effacing guilt,
anointing wounds.
You are lustrous and praiseworthy life,
you waken and re-awaken everything that is. (Hildegard of Bingen)

~ written by Tim Graves, and posted on LiturgyBits. https://liturgybits.wordpress.com