John 14:25-26 Jesus said ‘I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.'
When you ever start to get jealous of the disciples or of people who seem to have a closer relationship with Jesus, this quotation should come to your mind. When you start to think: if only I could experience Jesus like Peter did, or like Mother Theresa did, then I could believe and I wouldn't have all these doubts and I wouldn't backslide all the time. But Jesus promised that the Advocate would come to all of us. The Holy Spirit would teach us new things... and remind us of all the things that Jesus ever wanted to teach. And the Advocate would come to all.
The Holy Spirit has come to you. Whenever you have the urge to pray, that's the Holy Spirit calling out from inside you. Whenever you have the itch to gather with sisters and brothers and pray or sing or laugh or cry together, that's the Holy Spirit calling you into Christian community. When the right words come to you when a friend needs comfort, that's the Holy Spirit. When the urge to keep silence comes to you, that's the Holy Spirit too. God has sent the Holy Spirit to you. And to me. To all of us, and to each of us.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
Worship this weekend with us: Saturday at 5 and Sunday at 9.
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