A prayer to recognize the Holy Spirit by Meg Booker, read by Leah Martin.

And I will ask the Father and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with

you forever, the Spirit of Truth.

The world cannot accept Him because it neither sees Him or knows Him, but you know Him,

for He lives with you and will be in you.

John 14, 16 through 17.

The old church van clunked through several neighborhoods as dusk descended upon inner

city streets.

The doors creaked open and the smell of gym class lingered in the air as the after-school

bunch gathered around game boards.

After filled the air as we took turns rolling dice and flipping over cards and once again

the power of the Holy Spirit united a gymnasium of strangers.

When we humble ourselves to serve others, as we follow the example of Christ, the Holy

Spirit supplies the strength and understanding we need to love the people God's place

in our lives.

John was Jesus' earthly best friend.

As we read John's inspired words today, we can only imagine the openness he possessed

to allow the Spirit to fill him in Jesus' absence.

When we miss our people, we want to be close to them again.

When they're taken from us, there's an emptiness left in place of the part they used to fill

in our hearts.

John certainly felt that way in Jesus' physical absence.

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