I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the breath of God
on earth,
who keeps the Christ vision present
to souls yet in darkness,
gives life
even to hearts now blind.
Infuses energy
into spirits yet weary, isolated,
searching and confused.

The spirit has spoken
to the human heart
through the prophets
and gives new meaning
to the Word
throughout time.

• Seen above (and on front-page mastheads): Antiphon XX and Antiphon XXIV by Jaroslaw Gamrot.

• "The Breath of God" by Joan Chittister, www.joanchittister.org, used with permission.