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Today's first reading (Acts 19:1-8) talks about the Holy Spirit which, to me, is part of the Holy Trinity that is the most complex. A friend of mine tried to simplify it for me by saying that the Holy Spirit is like God's secretary gently reminding us of God's word. And of course, Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as "The Advocate." The Holy Spirit is probably both of those, and more.I've had a few experiences with the Holy Spirit some much more profound then others. In one instance, three of us were praying over someone, when we inexplicably got the giggles. No one in the room got the joke because there was no joke to get. It was just us three and we could not stop laughing!
There was a time when I had a deep sense of truth about someone ... and I got as far away from them as possible. Another time, while in prayer, something changed. To this day, I'm not sure exactly what, but my prayer world changed dramatically. The way I prayed from then on was different.
Jesus said, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you." (John 16:7). I read an article in the Catholic Women's Devotional Bible by Macrina Wiederkher that sums it up nicely:
Sometimes we have to be left on our own to discover the uniqueness and strength that is ours. It is as though in leaving, whether it be of Jesus, a friend, or a leaf, something of them returns to convince us that we are not alone. We have not been abandoned. We have, perhaps, in that leaving been given the gift of ourselves in a new, deeper, and more lasting way.
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Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/being-catholic-really/2011/06/todays-first-reading-talks-about.html
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