St Peters RC Church Hamilton

Hope in the final and full destiny of heavenly company,

Awaiting us eternally, for this is the utmost fullness of Jesus’ promise to us.

“ ‘The thief does not come except to steal and to kill, and to destroy; I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly’.” (John 10 v 10)

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and (s)he who wins souls is wise...Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge...A good (wo)man obtains favour from the LORD.” (Proverbs 11 v 30, 12

v 1, 2)

Come Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom, of Truth, of Promise, of Mercy, of Christ, of the Lord God, of Adoption, of New Life graced in Jesus, the Spirit of Glory, ensuring we live through Jesus’ life, suffering,

crucifixion, resurrection and ascension, guiding us every step of the way homewards to heaven.

Come, Holy Spirit of Love, for this is Your mission overarching all else, anything we think, plan, desire, design, do or say in the exalted name of Jesus as Lord and the world’s Saviour, our personal Redeemer, Friend

and Brother.

Come, be our Counsellor, Advocate, Paraclete, Adviser, the fount of all we need to honour and understand, so as to grow in faith and pray to persevere to share in the holiness of the Lord Jesus upon whom You rest to

make His delight the reverencing of our Father in heaven.

Righteousness and steadfast loving kindness shaped by faithfulness become our graced favour and high privilege as we learn Holy Spirit, Lord, to live by the One who not only saves us and sends You to sanctify

us, Jesus the Lord remains amongst us as the living, ever abiding Word of God.

“My soul wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him,” (Psalm 62 v 5) all thanks to Your introduction to the Lord Jesus as Saviour, and all that You help us to learn as we pray, Holy Spirit, Lord.

It is through the love of Jesus, His exemplary life given up on the †, we can with certainty claim before our Father, that “He only is my rock and my salvation. He is my defence.” (v 6)

As Advocate, please stand beside us to plead our cause. As Counsellor, teach us in all wisdom and truth, for this is vital to our wellbeing. As the Spirit of adoption, cause more of us to want to seek and find the Lord

God, setting about doing this in the right way as we pray.

For “In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge is in God.” Please ever help us to trust so we can “Pour out our heart before Him,” (based on v 8) confident in our salvation

as won for us by the Lord Jesus at the †.

“Power belongs to God. Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy, for You render to each one according to his (her) work.” (v 11, 12) How blessed we are to know our Father is just and we are saved from condemnation through the love of the Lord Jesus.

Thank You for dwelling with us in the Lord Jesus, and in all who accept Him as their Saviour. Thank You for being of exactly the same nature of love and mercy as the Son and our Father, that is why You are

described as ‘another Helper’.

Your role is to sanctify all those the Lord Jesus has saved by His blood. Your ministry is invaluable to us, for You are in charge of our purity, showing us that without the Lord Jesus, we have no everlasting life within us.

You do for us all the Father would have You to do, all the perfect life of the Lord Jesus sets up before us as the perfect sacrifice, and all that is worthwhile in honouring and pleasing the Lord God, that we pray about.

May it be that humanity no longer “Make lies our refuge, nor under falsehood hide ourselves,” (based

on Isaiah 28 v 15) for this is a serious dereliction of our calling to serve in the loving, ever truthful name of Jesus, our Redeemer.

As we pray to be filled by You, Holy Spirit of Life, come, fill us with a true reverence and respect for our Saviour Brother, that we can daily delight an honour our Father of love and mercy. Lord, hear our prayer and

answer us. Amen.