When the Holy Spirit touches our innermost being,
Our hearts are set on fire.
Then we find God.
“When the Holy Spirit enters us with His gifts, it is easy for us
to discover God the Father in the midst of the hustle and bustle of life.”
(Father Joseph Kentenich, August 27, 1956, On Monday Evenings, Volume 3)
So that God will touch us with his Spirit, we join in a song of fiery longing, sung in the video by Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary:
When your Holy Spirit alone touches my innermost being,
when every step on my path leads me closer to you;
when your embers of love become a fire in me,
in my weakness your power (becomes) a stream of grace.
Fill me with you, with your spirit, your fire aglow in me, purify me!
Take possession of my soul, live in me alone: I want to be yours!
If only my weak heart were ready for love,
if only my mind and will were completely consecrated to you;
if only you, my Lord and God, if only you alone
would occupy all the space in my life with your grace.
Fill me with you, with your spirit; your fire aglow in me, purify me!
Take possession of my soul, live in me alone: I want to be yours!
When I am filled with you and empty of myself,
when your grace gives everything, infinitely and even more;
when you alone are enough, what happiness am I lacking?
What you gave me, you decree, I give back to you.
Fill me with you, with your spirit; your fire aglow in me, purify me!
Take possession of my soul, live in me alone: I want to be yours!
Text und Melody: Sister Christina-Maria Greiner; © Schoenstatt Sister of Mary