{"id":815,"date":"2020-05-22T13:10:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=815"},"modified":"2020-06-04T15:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T14:31:13","slug":"prayer-for-pentecost-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/prayer-for-pentecost-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for Pentecost 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is so important to nurture the presence of God\u2019s Spirit within us.&nbsp; The Holy Spirit is our comforter, the one who wraps wings of protection around us when we are vulnerable. He is our teacher, illuminating truth so that we can see and understand his beautiful ways. And He is our healer, binding our wounds and covering us in His restorative power. As we become in tune with the ways in which He is moving, we learn, we grow, we rest, and we see more clearly. As Jesus said \u201cI will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%2014:16-17&amp;version=NIV\">John 14:16-17<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6puIArPbV4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Receiving\nthe Holy Spirit Is a life transforming moment yet walking in spirit and truth\nis a conscious choice we make each day. &nbsp;Our mission in life is to find out where the Spirit\nis at work, and to join in! Let our passion be to create landing space in the\nworld around us for Him to minister the grace and peace of Christ. As we do\nthis we become the very hands and feet, the voice and touch of Jesus to a needy\nworld. What a remarkable invitation God offers each of us! May your celebration\nof Pentecost this year be a beautiful reminder that we go not in our own\nstrength but empowered by the very one who sent us. As we invite the Holy Spirit\nafresh into our lives and hearts, may we fan into flame the gift of God which\nlongs to be at work within each of us.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Come Living Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come living Lord, live within our hearts,<br> For you are welcome here.<br> Come like a gentle dove, settle us with your grace and peace.<br> We welcome your Spirit\u2019s presence to calm us.<br> Come like a mighty wind, roaring with power from on high.<br> We welcome your Spirit\u2019s freedom to move deeply in us.<br> Come like an untamed fire, raging with holiness.<br> We welcome your Spirit\u2019s beauty to burn brightly through us.<br> Come living Lord. Come this day, this hour, this moment<br> For you are welcome here.<br> Come living Lord. Come this day, this hour, this moment<br> For you are truly welcome here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">(Prayer by Neil Haydock \u00a9 Copyright 2020 www.prayerscapes.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is so important to nurture the presence of God\u2019s Spirit within us.&nbsp; The Holy Spirit is our comforter, the one who wraps wings of protection around us when we are vulnerable. He is our teacher, illuminating truth so that we can see and understand his beautiful ways. And He is our healer, binding our <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/prayer-for-pentecost-2020\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[72,3],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-prayer","tag-pentecost","tag-prayer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Journeyingfull_1024.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bKxI-d9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":336,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/a-prayer-song-for-pentecost\/","url_meta":{"origin":815,"position":0},"title":"A new film for Pentecost","date":"May 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Come, O Spirit of God, Cause blind eyes to see. 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