"Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit."

Let us pray:

"O Lord, how can we know Thee: Where can we find Thee? Thou art as close to us as breathing and yet art farther than the furthermost star. Thou art as mysterious as the vast solitudes of the night and yet art as familiar to us as the light of the sun. To the seer of old Thou didst say: Thou canst not see my face, but I will make all My Goodness pass before Thee. Even so does Thy goodness pass before us in the realm of nature and in the varied experiences of our lives. When justice burns like a flaming fire within us, when love evokes willing sacrifice from us when, to the last full measure of devotion, we proclaim our belief in the ultimate triumph of truth and righteousness, do we not bow down before the vi…