In the Spirit II

A few years ago, I bought a collection of books on eBay, & among them was a little book by a German priest named Romano Guardini, who died in 1968. Little did I know that he was a heavyweight in the fields of philosophy, theology, & spirituality, whose work influenced the likes of Josef Ratzinger. There is an excerpt from his writings on the Holy Spirit in today's Magnificat meditation:

"The Holy Spirit has come to us to be in us, so that we may learn from him how to utter the name of Jesus, how to pray, and how to profess our faith. He has come to us and in us, that we may be renewed and born again in him... He is the Creator creating from the freedom of the pure fullness of love...

"'Send forth your Spirit and all things will be created and you shall renew the face of the earth.' Do you realize that that is true... 'you hear the sound thereof but cannot tell whence it comes, and where it goes' and that he can touch your soul and make everything different? ...You become aware that you have a heart and that you, too, have recieved the ability to love, and things are filled with a gentle and holy meaning, and you know that everything is good and that it is worthwhile - divinely worthwhile - to be alive and to persevere."