Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Rita Heires is honored as January's Poet of the Month for her inspiring piece, "Come, Holy Spirit."
Come, Holy Spirit
We are sorely in need of:
- your wisdom
- your love
- your knowledge and understanding.
The whole world is groaning from the pain of:
- power and wealth
- selfishness and greed
- myopic vision and attitudes
The disregard for the cry of our universe,
the greed for power and possessions has led to:
- destruction
- lives lost
- hearts broken
- wisdom ignored
In this pre-election time, our country is bombarded with deceit, violence immorality in:
- matters of politics
- issues of asylum, trafficking, homelessness, poverty
- gross neglect of earth, water - all of universe faith and human dignity
In this time of local conflict and global unrest, O SPIRIT, guide us here and now in our FSPA community to engage in:
- open minded listening
- respectful, trust-filled honest discussions
- fruitful deliberations to guide us all in enlightened, futuristic community decisions.
Come, Holy Spirit, Come ... open our hearts!