PENTECOST PRAYER
At the conclusion of his annual retreat, Pope Benedict penned the following prayer. May this prayer aide our preparation for the Solemnity of Pentecost.
Spirit of Life, who in the beginning alighted upon the abyss,
help humanity in our time to understand
that the exclusion of God leads us to lose ourselves in the desert of the world,
and that only when we enter into faith do dignity and freedom flourish
and society can be built up in justice.
Spirit of Pentecost, who makes one Body of the Church,
restore unto us, the baptized, an authentic experience of communion;
make of us a living sign of the presence of the Risen One in the world,
a community of saints that lives in the service of love.
Holy Spirit, who enables our mission,
allow us to recognize that, even in our time,
many people are seeking the truth of their existence and of the world.
Make us coworkers for their joy in proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
the grain of God's wheat, who makes our life's journey good and assures us the abundance of the harvest.
Amen.
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