Pentecost, 50 days after Easter ('49, actually' she said in the reflection, but I have resisted the urge to count for myself), us when we celebrate the day the Holy Spirit came like tongues of fire resting on the disciples's head, and they all flooded into the streets speaking in different languages.
That must have been an extraordinary sight and sound.
The Holy Spirit is sometimes described as the Breath of Life.
The Collect for Purity is said at the beginning of the Communion Service;
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name: through Christ our Lord. Amen
I've always loved the phrase 'by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit', with both meanings of the word inspiration; of creating new ideas and also breathing in.
(I was secretly amused when a doctor listening to my chest when I was unwell noted that I had an 'inspirational wheeze')
And here's a favourite, and very ancient hymn
A lovely post that has gladdened my soul, thank you.
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