I heard someone ask a pastor once if praying only to Jesus and the Father made the Holy Spirit jealous. The pastor—a good friend of mine—was right on the money when He said that He fairly certain They're not keeping score in the Trinity, but that it's always a great idea to learn more and more about how the Spirit interacts with us and how we can address Him (not "it") in our meditations and prayers.

So, it's only appropriate in this blog to arm us with some ideas.

I feel like it's cheating, but I know that many of you wanted to see that Puritan prayer I read yesterday before the sermon. Here it is, in the long form. If you dig it, you should buy the book (The Valley of Vision). Great stuff.

The TRINITY
Three in One, One in Three
God of my salvation,
Heavenly Father, blessed Son, eternal Spirit,
I adore thee as one Being, one Essence,
on God in three distinct Persons,
for bringing sinners to thy knowledge and to thy kingdom.

O Father, thou hast loved me and sent Jesus to redeem me;
O Jesus, thou hast loved me and assumed my nature,
shed thine own blood to wash away my sins,
wrought righteousness to cover my unworthiness;
O Holy Spirit, thou hast loved me and entered my heart,
implanted there eternal life,
revealed to me the glories of Jesus.
Three Persons and one God, I bless and praise thee,
for love so unmerited, so unspeakable,
so wondrous, so mighty to save the lost
and raise them to glory.

O Father, I thank thee that in fullness of grace
thou hast given me to Jesus, to be his sheep, jewel, portion;
O Jesus, I thank thee that in fullness of grace
thou hast accepted, espoused, bound me;
O Holy Spirit, I thank thee that in fullness of grace
thou hast exhibited Jesus as my salvation,
implanted faith within me,
subdued my stubborn heart,
made me one with him for ever.

O Father, thou art enthroned to hear my prayers,
O Jesus, thy hand is outstretched to take my petitions,
O Holy Spirit, thou art willing to help my infirmities, to show me my need,
to supply words, to pray within me,
to strengthen me that I faint not in supplication.

I Triune God, who commandeth the universe,
thous hast commanded me to ask for those things that concern thy kingdom and my soul.
Let me live and pray as one baptized into the threefold Name.*

Amen.

For His Kingdom alone,
JKB


*The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. ed. Bennett, Arthur; 1975 (The Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh, UK)