Dear Holy Spirit

Should we pray to the Holy Spirit?  Some would say no.  They may cite Matthew 6:7-13, where Jesus taught his disciples how to pray - He told them to pray to “Our Father in heaven” (not the Holy Spirit).  But we should remember that Jesus never said this was the only way to pray.  As well, we should remember the three-fold doctrine of the trinity:  God is three persons; Each person is God; There is one God.  Therefore, communing or praying with a particular person of the Godhead (the Holy Spirit for example) is communing with God and, therefore, acceptable and beneficial.

Joseph Hart was an 18^th century pastor and hymn-writer from London.  He wrote the popular hymn “Come Ye Sinners” in 1759.  He also had no problem praying to the Holy Spirit.  He wrote the following hymn and it’s a great example of how we can pray to the Third Person.

Come, Holy Spirit, come;


Let Thy bright beams arise;


Dispel the darkness from our minds,


And open all our eyes.

Cheer our desponding hearts,


Thou heav’nly Paraclete;


Give us to lie with humble hope


At our Redeemer’s feet.

Revive our drooping faith;


Our doubts and fears remove;
A

nd kindle in our breasts the flames


Of never dying love.

Convince us of our sin;


Then lead to Jesus’ blood,


And to our wond’ring view reveal


The secret love of God.

Show us that loving Man


That rules the courts of bliss,


The Lord of Hosts, the Mighty God,


The Eternal Prince of Peace.

’Tis Thine to cleanse the heart,


To sanctify the soul,


To pour fresh life in every part,


And new create the whole.

Dwell, therefore, in our hearts;


Our minds from bondage free;


Then we shall know and praise and love


The Father, Son, and Thee..