Fire of the Spirit! Shine with thy light. Blest Holy Spirit.

““O come, Holy Spirit, inflame my heart, O come, Holy Spirit, inflame my heart,

set it on fire with love. set it on fire with love.

Burn away my self-centeredness so that I Burn away my self-centeredness so that I

can love unselfishly. can love unselfishly.

Breathe Your life-giving breath into my Breathe Your life-giving breath into my

soul so that I can live freely and joyously, soul so that I can live freely and joyously,

unrestricted by self-consciousness, and unrestricted by self-consciousness, and

may be ready to go wherever You may may be ready to go wherever You may

send me. send me.

Come like a gentle breeze and give me Come like a gentle breeze and give me

Your still peace so that I may be quiet and Your still peace so that I may be quiet and

know the wonder of Your presence, and know the wonder of Your presence, and

help diffuse it in the world. Never let me help diffuse it in the world. Never let me

shut You out; never let me try to limit You shut You out; never let me try to limit You

to my capacity; act freely in me and to my capacity; act freely in me and

through me, never leave me, O Lord and through me, never leave me, O Lord and

giver of life!”giver of life!”

Michael Hollings and Etta GulliMichael Hollings and Etta Gullick

““O Spirit of God, brooding over the O Spirit of God, brooding over the

formless world: Brood over my spirit. formless world: Brood over my spirit.

Blest Holy Spirit. O Spirit of God, giving Blest Holy Spirit. O Spirit of God, giving

form to the formless: fashion my spirit. form to the formless: fashion my spirit.

Blest Holy Spirit. O Spirit of God, bringing Blest Holy Spirit. O Spirit of God, bringing

order out of chaos: order my spirit. Blest order out of chaos: order my spirit. Blest

Holy Spirit. O Spirit of God, giving life to Holy Spirit. O Spirit of God, giving life to

the lifeless: give life to my spirit. Blest the lifeless: give life to my spirit. Blest

Holy Spirit.Holy Spirit.

O Spirit of the Lord, inspiration of the O Spirit of the Lord, inspiration of the

prophets: Speak of my spirit. Bless Holy prophets: Speak of my spirit. Bless Holy

Spirit. O Holy Spirit, author of holiness: Spirit. O Holy Spirit, author of holiness:

sanctify my Spirit. Blest Holy Spirit. O sanctify my Spirit. Blest Holy Spirit. O

Holy Spirit, knowing the deep things of Holy Spirit, knowing the deep things of

God: Move in the depths of my being. God: Move in the depths of my being.

Blest Holy Spirit. Fire of the Spirit! Burn Blest Holy Spirit. Fire of the Spirit! Burn

all that is not holy, Blest Holy Spirit. all that is not holy, Blest Holy Spirit.

Fire of the Spirit! Shine with thy light.Fire of the Spirit! Shine with thy light.

Blest Holy Spirit.Blest Holy Spirit.

Fire of the Spirit! Kindle with thy warmth.Fire of the Spirit! Kindle with thy warmth.


Fire of the Spirit! Generate in us power.Fire of the Spirit! Generate in us power.


Fire of the Spirit! Generate in us power.Fire of the Spirit! Generate in us power.


Fire of the Spirit! Inflame us with love.Fire of the Spirit! Inflame us with love.


Wind of the Spirit! Breathe in us thy Wind of the Spirit! Breathe in us thy gentleness. gentleness.


Wind of the Spirit! Blow in us thy strength.Wind of the Spirit! Blow in us thy strength.


Let us pray for the gift of the Spirit.Let us pray for the gift of the Spirit.

The gift of the Spirit is wisdom and The gift of the Spirit is wisdom and understanding, understanding,

resourcefulness and spiritual strength, resourcefulness and spiritual strength, knowledgeknowledge

and true godliness, and holy fear. Grant usand true godliness, and holy fear. Grant us

thy sevenfold gift, O Holy Spirit.thy sevenfold gift, O Holy Spirit.


Let us pray for the fruit of the Spirit. The Let us pray for the fruit of the Spirit. The

harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

good temper, gentleness, goodness, good temper, gentleness, goodness,

humility and self-control. Produce in us humility and self-control. Produce in us

thy harvest, O Holy Spirit. Blest Holy thy harvest, O Holy Spirit. Blest Holy

Spirit.”Spirit.”

George George AppletonAppleton

““You are holy, Lord, the only God, and You are holy, Lord, the only God, and

Your deeds are wonderful.Your deeds are wonderful.

You are strong.You are strong.

You are great.You are great.

You are the Most High,You are the Most High,

You are almighty.You are almighty.

You, holy Father, are King of heaven and You, holy Father, are King of heaven and

earth.earth.

You are Three and One, Lord God, all good.You are Three and One, Lord God, all good.

You are Good, all Good, supreme Good, You are Good, all Good, supreme Good,

Lord God, living and true.Lord God, living and true.

You are love,You are love,

You are wisdom.You are wisdom.

You are humility,You are humility,

You are endurance.You are endurance.

You are rest,You are rest,

You are peace.You are peace.

You are joy and gladness.You are joy and gladness.

You are justice and moderation.You are justice and moderation.

You are all our riches, and you suffice for You are all our riches, and you suffice for

us.us.

You are beauty.You are beauty.

You are gentleness.You are gentleness.

You are our protector,You are our protector,

You are our guardian and defender.You are our guardian and defender.

You are courage.You are courage.

You are our haven and our hope.You are our haven and our hope.

You are faith, Our great consolation.You are faith, Our great consolation.

You are our eternal life, Great and You are our eternal life, Great and

wonderfulwonderful

Lord, God almighty, Merciful Saviour.”Lord, God almighty, Merciful Saviour.”

St. Francis of AssisiSt. Francis of Assisi

““O Lord, prepare my heart, I beseech O Lord, prepare my heart, I beseech

Thee, to reverence Thee, to adore Thee, Thee, to reverence Thee, to adore Thee,

to love Thee; to hate, for love of Thee, all to love Thee; to hate, for love of Thee, all

my sins and imperfections, short-my sins and imperfections, short-

comings, whatever in me displeaseth comings, whatever in me displeaseth

Thee; and to love all which Thou lovest, Thee; and to love all which Thou lovest,

and whom Thou lovest. Give me, Lord, and whom Thou lovest. Give me, Lord,

fervour of love, shame for my fervour of love, shame for my

unthankfulness, sorrow for my sins, unthankfulness, sorrow for my sins,

longing for Thy grace, and to be wholly longing for Thy grace, and to be wholly

united with Thee. Let my very coldness united with Thee. Let my very coldness

call for the glowcall for the glow of thy love;of thy love;

let my emptiness and dryness, like a let my emptiness and dryness, like a

barren and thirsty land, thirst for Thee, barren and thirsty land, thirst for Thee,

call on Thee to come into my soul, who call on Thee to come into my soul, who

refreshest those who are weary. Let my refreshest those who are weary. Let my

heart ache to Thee and for Thee, who heart ache to Thee and for Thee, who

stillest the aching of the heart. Let my stillest the aching of the heart. Let my

mute longings praise Thee, crave to Thee, mute longings praise Thee, crave to Thee,

who satisfies the empty soul that waits on who satisfies the empty soul that waits on

Thee.”Thee.”

E. B. PuseyE. B. Pusey

““Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that

needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am

weak in the faith; strengthen Thou me. I weak in the faith; strengthen Thou me. I

am cold in love; warm me and make me am cold in love; warm me and make me

fervent that my love may go out to my fervent that my love may go out to my

neighbour. I do not have a strong and neighbour. I do not have a strong and

firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable

to trust Thee altogether. O Lord, help me. to trust Thee altogether. O Lord, help me.

Strengthen my faith and trust in Thee. In Thee I Strengthen my faith and trust in Thee. In Thee I

have sealed the treasures of all I have. I am have sealed the treasures of all I have. I am

poor; poor;

Thou art rich and didst come to be Thou art rich and didst come to be

merciful to the poor. I am a sinner; Thou merciful to the poor. I am a sinner; Thou

art upright. With me there is an art upright. With me there is an

abundance of sin; in Thee is the fullness abundance of sin; in Thee is the fullness

of righteousness. Therefore, I will remain of righteousness. Therefore, I will remain

with Thee of whom I can receive but to with Thee of whom I can receive but to

whom I may not give. Amen”whom I may not give. Amen”

Martin LutherMartin Luther

““O Behold my Lord Jesus ChristO Behold my Lord Jesus Christ

my misery, needy and poor am Imy misery, needy and poor am I

and yet so loathe to accept thyand yet so loathe to accept thy

remedy that I do not sigh for the remedy that I do not sigh for the

riches of thy Grace. riches of thy Grace.

Set aflame in me, O LordSet aflame in me, O Lord

the desire for thy grace and faith in thy the desire for thy grace and faith in thy promisepromise

that I may not offend thee my most gracious that I may not offend thee my most gracious GodGod

by my perverse unbelief. Amen” by my perverse unbelief. Amen”

Martin LutherMartin Luther

““Lord Jesus Christ, who returned from this Lord Jesus Christ, who returned from this

world to the Father and loved those who world to the Father and loved those who

were here in this world, make my mind were here in this world, make my mind

turn from worldly preoccupations to the turn from worldly preoccupations to the

contemplation of heaven, to despise contemplation of heaven, to despise

everything transitory and to yearn only everything transitory and to yearn only

for celestial things, and to burn with the for celestial things, and to burn with the

glowing fire of your love. And you, Lord, glowing fire of your love. And you, Lord,

who deemed Yourself worthy to wash the who deemed Yourself worthy to wash the

feet of your holy Apostles with your feet of your holy Apostles with your

sacred hands, sacred hands,

cleanse also my heart by pouring in the cleanse also my heart by pouring in the

radiance of the Holy Spirit, so that I may radiance of the Holy Spirit, so that I may

be able to love You, our Lord Jesus Christ, be able to love You, our Lord Jesus Christ,

in all things and above all elsein all things and above all else.”.”

Latin, 11Latin, 11thth century tr. Bernard Muir century tr. Bernard Muir

Disturb us, Lord,Disturb us, Lord,

when we are too well pleased with when we are too well pleased with

ourselves;ourselves; when our dreams have when our dreams have

come come true true because we dreamed too because we dreamed too

little;little;

when we arrive safely because we when we arrive safely because we

sailed sailed too close to the shore.too close to the shore.

Disturb us Lord, Disturb us Lord, when with the abundance of things when with the abundance of things

we we possess we have lost our thirstpossess we have lost our thirst

for the Waters of Life;for the Waters of Life;

having fallen in love with life, we having fallen in love with life, we

have ceased to dream of eternity;have ceased to dream of eternity;

and in our efforts to build a new and in our efforts to build a new

earth, we have allowed our vision of the earth, we have allowed our vision of the

new heaven to dim.new heaven to dim.

Disturb us Lord, Disturb us Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on to dare more boldly, to venture on

wider wider seas where storms will show seas where storms will show

your mastery; your mastery; where losing sight of where losing sight of

land, we shall find land, we shall find the stars.the stars.

We ask you to push back the horizons We ask you to push back the horizons

of our hopes, and to push us in the of our hopes, and to push us in the

future with strength, courage, hope future with strength, courage, hope

and and love.love.

Sir Francis Sir Francis DrakeDrake

““Let not the world ensnare our hearts by itsLet not the world ensnare our hearts by its

attractions nor overburden us by its cares. attractions nor overburden us by its cares.

Enable us to abandon all hope of lasting Enable us to abandon all hope of lasting

consolation from created things, and to consolation from created things, and to

esteem nothing honorable, nothing pleasing, esteem nothing honorable, nothing pleasing,

nothing great and worthy the affections of nothing great and worthy the affections of

our souls, but thee, the Lord, and that which our souls, but thee, the Lord, and that which

directly tends to the improvement of our directly tends to the improvement of our

state in thee.state in thee.

Lord, thou art the chief among ten thousand, Lord, thou art the chief among ten thousand,

and the one altogether lovely. It is only by and the one altogether lovely. It is only by

abiding in thy truth that we can taste the abiding in thy truth that we can taste the

consolations of grace or the hopes of glory. consolations of grace or the hopes of glory.

Whenever we look for support out of thee, Whenever we look for support out of thee,

we find nothing but weakness and distress. we find nothing but weakness and distress.

If thou dost not strengthen, illumine, deliver If thou dost not strengthen, illumine, deliver

and preserve us,and preserve us,

the friendship of mankind can give no the friendship of mankind can give no

consolation, the strength of the might bring consolation, the strength of the might bring

no support, the counsels of the wise and the no support, the counsels of the wise and the

labors of the learned impart no instruction, labors of the learned impart no instruction,

the treasures of the earth purchase no the treasures of the earth purchase no

deliverance, and the most secret places deliverance, and the most secret places

afford no protection. Thou, Lord, thou alone afford no protection. Thou, Lord, thou alone

art the supreme, the essential and final art the supreme, the essential and final

good, the perfection of life, and light, and good, the perfection of life, and light, and

love.love.

Oh grant us thyself; may we ever abide in Oh grant us thyself; may we ever abide in

thy doctrine; then shall we have both the thy doctrine; then shall we have both the

Father and the Son, and then shall we be Father and the Son, and then shall we be

able to do all things through Christ who able to do all things through Christ who

strengtheneth us.”strengtheneth us.”

Lutheran Prayer Book p. 146-147Lutheran Prayer Book p. 146-147

““We face a choice to be worldly Christians We face a choice to be worldly Christians

or world Christians.”or world Christians.”

Paul BorthwickPaul Borthwick

““The church is by nature missionary to The church is by nature missionary to the extent that, if it ceases to be the extent that, if it ceases to be missionary, it has not just failed in one missionary, it has not just failed in one of its tasks, it has ceased being of its tasks, it has ceased being church.”church.”

J. Andrew KirkJ. Andrew Kirk

““But you are a chosen people, a royal But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”have received mercy.”

I Peter 2:9-10I Peter 2:9-10

““But even if you should suffer for what But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened.’ what they fear; do not be frightened.’ But in your hearts set apart Christ as But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”respect.”

I Peter 3:14-15I Peter 3:14-15

““Then Jesus came to them and said, "All Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.been given to me.Therefore go and make disciples of all Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”end of the age.”

Matthew 28:18-20

““Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.‘ This is the soul and with all your mind.‘ This is the first and greatest commandment. And first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.‘”neighbor as yourself.‘”

Matthew 22:37-39Matthew 22:37-39

““Spirituality wrongly understood or Spirituality wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God.”misery and rebellion against God.”

Dallas WillardDallas Willard

““We are not Christians because of what We are not Christians because of what

we believe, but because we have been we believe, but because we have been

called to be disciples of Jesus. To called to be disciples of Jesus. To

become a disciple is not a matter of a become a disciple is not a matter of a

new or changed self-understanding, but new or changed self-understanding, but

rather to become part of a different rather to become part of a different

community with a different set of community with a different set of

practices …”practices …”

Stanley HauerwasStanley Hauerwas

““The church is not something we make The church is not something we make or compel to happen. We do not plan its or compel to happen. We do not plan its emerging future; we do not define it in a emerging future; we do not define it in a vision statement that can be realized vision statement that can be realized through a controlled and managed through a controlled and managed strategic plan. The church’s future is strategic plan. The church’s future is elicited from among the people who elicited from among the people who make up the ecclesia. Leaders who get make up the ecclesia. Leaders who get people to follow their strategies and people to follow their strategies and plans do not build the future of the plans do not build the future of the church. church.

Missional leaders cultivate a way of life Missional leaders cultivate a way of life among a people through which God’s future among a people through which God’s future is elicited among the people. God eludes our is elicited among the people. God eludes our systemizing; systemizing; God’s ecclesia cannot be God’s ecclesia cannot be mastered or managed or made. God gives mastered or managed or made. God gives us our future by the Spirit; we are invited us our future by the Spirit; we are invited to participate in the unfolding of the to participate in the unfolding of the present and the future of the kingdom in present and the future of the kingdom in the concrete places where missional the concrete places where missional communities live.communities live.

The Missional LeaderThe Missional Leader

Alan J. Roxburgh/Fred RomanukAlan J. Roxburgh/Fred Romanuk

“’“’Woe to me!’ I cried. ‘I am ruined! For I am a Woe to me!’ I cried. ‘I am ruined! For I am a

man of unclean lips, and I live among a man of unclean lips, and I live among a

people of unclean lips, and my eyes have people of unclean lips, and my eyes have

seen the King, the LORD Almighty.’ Then one seen the King, the LORD Almighty.’ Then one

of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in

his hand, which he had taken with tongs from his hand, which he had taken with tongs from

the altar. With it he touched my mouth and the altar. With it he touched my mouth and

said, ‘See, this has touched your lips; your said, ‘See, this has touched your lips; your

guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.’ guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.’

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,

‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’

And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’ “ “

Isaiah 6:5-8

Fire of the Spirit! Shine with thy light. Blest Holy Spirit.

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