Come, Creator Spirit

We certainly need fresh encounters with the Holy Spirit, but we also need the wisdom of the historic church. We need the Holy Spirit and we need the creeds. We need the power of the Spirit and we need the writings of the church fathers. We need the gifts of the Spirit and we need the traditions of the church. We need an openness to the surprising work of the Holy Spirit and we need serious, theological study of Scripture.

One of the ways to bridge the gap between these kinds of needs is to reflect upon the Holy Spirit using "Come, Creator Spirit," a 9th century hymn to the Holy Spirit. What we see among other things in considering this hymn is the Holy Spirit is not only the breath of God, but the touch of God; the place where God touches humanity.