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28th May: Pentecost
Fan into flame this gift we already have.
28th May: Pentecost
Fan into flame this gift we already have.
Image: Pentecost by Titian (1546). Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Rome.
“It is a shame that the Holy Spirit tends to be an afterthought”. Richard Rohr is an American Franciscan friar, renowned author, and founder of the ecumenical Centre for Action and Contemplation. He believes that, of the two baptisms mentioned by Christ – baptism with water, and baptism with fire and the Holy Spirit - many of us have not truly experienced the latter.
The gift of the Spirit is within us, but we need to fan into flame this gift we already have. If we are to draw on that dynamic presence, we must believe in it and want it.
Click here to access this inspiring reflection.
“It is a shame that the Holy Spirit tends to be an afterthought”. Richard Rohr is an American Franciscan friar, renowned author, and founder of the ecumenical Centre for Action and Contemplation. He believes that, of the two baptisms mentioned by Christ – baptism with water, and baptism with fire and the Holy Spirit - many of us have not truly experienced the latter.
The gift of the Spirit is within us, but we need to fan into flame this gift we already have. If we are to draw on that dynamic presence, we must believe in it and want it.
Click here to access this inspiring reflection.