Come, Holy Spirit, come in our cities, in our homes,
in our families, in our glances, in our hearts.
Without you, we read books and do not become wise.
Without you, we dialogue much and do not come closer to one another.
Without you, reality consists in dry events, facts and numbers.
Without you, our life falls apart into a succession of meaningless days.
Without you, there is no fidelity.
Without you, our thoughts become delirious.
Without you, technology destroys us.
Without you, churches become museums.
Without you, prayer is just babbling.
Without you, our smile becomes petrified.
Without you, our environment becomes a desert.
Come, Holy spirit, our emptiness cries after your fullness!
Come, Spirit Creator, make your dwelling in our world!
• Fr Ljubo Kurtovic OFM
