Holy Spirit Mondays: Evil Hunts Us

Each week I send a short email to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have a question or a prayer request, please reach out here.

Read:

"From Your holy dwelling place look down upon the people present here in expectation of Your rich mercy; visit us in Your goodness; free us from the oppression of the Evil One; make our lives secure within Your holy and sacred laws. Entrust Your people to a faithful guardian angel; gather us all into Your kingdom; grant forgiveness to those who hope in You; remit them and us our sins; cleanse us through the work of Your Holy Spirit; put an end to the wiles of the enemy" (from the First Kneeling Prayer of the Great Vespers of Pentecost).

Ponder:

Evil doesn't just haunt us. Evil hunts us. It wants to oppress us. It wants to devour our souls.

This is one reason we partake of the sacraments, for they awaken our souls. This is one reason we pray, for it allows us to communicate with the divine.

These are how we reaffirm our desire to fight against the oppression of evil ... we clearly express our desire for God to visit us and forgive us ... we seek the help of the angels ... we plead for the intercession of the saints ... we implore the Holy Spirit to make us holy.

Pray:

"Most Holy Spirit, save me from myself and sanctify me."

A Coptic Orthodox icon of Pentecost.