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MAY 27<br />
O HEAVENLY KING<br />
“O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere<br />
and fillest all things; Treasury of Blessings, and Giver of Life–come and<br />
abide in us, and cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good<br />
One.” (Prayer to the Holy Spirit)<br />
On the great feast of Pentecost, we sing this ancient prayer for the first<br />
time, having “abstained” from it throughout our journey of the fifty days<br />
from Pascha to the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. Through<br />
this liturgical “abstinence,” by the time Pentecost comes around we have<br />
grown to miss, and to long for, addressing the Holy Spirit in this most<br />
direct and intimate way.<br />
So, one journey is completed on Pentecost, as another begins, in the<br />
ever-new, ever-renewing adventure of the Spirit-filled life of the Church.<br />
Let me gratefully recognize the King, the Comforter, and the One Spirit<br />
of Truth today, letting go, once again, of other kings, other sources of<br />
comfort, and other spirits and half-truths. Let me let Him give me what<br />
He abundantly has on offer, for all of us, when we don’t block Him out<br />
through man-made surrogates of His grace. “Come and abide in us, and<br />
cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.”<br />
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