O Holy Spirit, Enter In, ELW 786 and LBW 459
1 O Holy Spirit, enter in,
And in our heart your work begin,
And make our hearts your dwelling.
Sun of the soul,
O Light divine,
Around and in us brightly shine,
Your strength in us upwelling.
In your radiance
Life from heaven
Now is given
Overflowing,
Gift of gifts beyond all knowing.
2 Left to ourselves, we surely stray;
Oh, lead us on the narrow way,
With wisest counsel guide us;
And give us steadfastness, that we
May follow you forever free,
No matter who derides us.
Gently heal those
Hearts now broken;
Give some token
You are near us,
Whom we trust to light and cheer us.
3 O mighty Rock,
O Source of life,
Let your good Word in doubt and strife
Be in us strongly burning,
That we be faithful unto death
And live in love and holy faith,
From you true wisdom learning.
Lord, your mercy
On us shower;
By your power
Christ confessing,
We will cherish all your blessing.
Devotion
According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, “cherish” means:
1 a: to hold dear: feel or show affection for
b: to keep or cultivate with care and affection: nurture
2: to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely
According to this hymn, we have many blessings:
•the Holy Spirit working and dwelling in our hearts;
•Light shining in us and giving us strength;
•life from heaven;
•wisest counsel;
•steadfastness;
•healed hearts;
•a trustworthy God-with-us;
•a good Word through doubt and strife;
•true wisdom;
•mercy;
•the ability to confess Christ’s love for the world.
On this Holy Trinity Sunday, we remember and cherish all that the Triune God has done for us. I invite you to think back over the past year (or maybe just the past week!) to when you have experienced any of the blessings listed above.
Prayer
Gracious and Holy Triune God, we hold dear your blessings in our lives; help us to be a blessing to the children of the world! We keep with care and affection your blessings in our lives; help us to be a blessing to the children of the world! We harbor in our minds your blessings in our lives; help us to be a blessing to the children of the world! In your great love we pray, Amen.