Holy Spirit make me a dwelling place.

 Holy Spirit, Make Me a Dwelling Place

A Reflection on 1 Corinthians 6:19, Ephesians 2:22, and John 14:23

Holy Spirit, make me a dwelling place—not a house of brick and stone,

But a living, breathing temple where You feel completely at home.

Sweep clean the hidden chambers where dust and darkness hide,

Let every corner be renewed, and let Your light abide.

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? (1 Corinthians 6:19)

Make my heart Your sanctuary, a place of holy rest.

Let the altar of my worship be continually blessed.

Tear down the idols I have raised—the pride, the fear, the shame.

Let nothing in this dwelling place defile Your holy name.

Build in me a quiet center where Your voice can speak.

Strengthen the walls of faith when I am tired and weak.

Open the windows of my soul to heaven’s endless view,

And let the Spirit’s gentle breeze refresh me through and through.

In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. (Ephesians 2:22)

Make me a dwelling place of love, of joy, of peace and grace.

Let every guest who enters here see Jesus in this place.

Not for my glory, but for Yours—a beacon in the night,

A refuge for the weary, a harbor for the light.

So I yield the keys, O Spirit, to every room within.

Come, take Your rightful residence, and let new life begin.

Holy Spirit, make me a dwelling place—forever and today.

I open wide the door of my heart. Come in, Lord, come and stay.

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves Me will obey My teaching. My Father will love them, and We will come to them and make Our home with them.” (John 14:23)

Amen.