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NOTICING THE HOLY SPIRIT

“The Holy Spirit is at work in our lives in every encounter, in our daily work, in our communities, and indeed throughout our whole universe. We experience the Holy Spirit all the time … the first spiritual practice [is to notice him].” — TREVOR HUDSON, HOLY SPIRIT HERE AND NOW

Before you read the Scriptures today allow space to do an exercise called "Noticing the Holy Spirit". Invite the Holy Spirit to guide you and spend a few minutes reflecting on two questions:

1) When in your life have you felt the Holy Spirit’s presence, love, voice, conviction, or power? Be as specific as possible and name how you felt at the time.

2) In the last week when did you notice the Holy Spirit? When did you feel loved? When did he convict you? Guide you? Empower you? Fill you with God’s love and presence? When did you grieve him or ignore him?

This exercise comes from Trevor Hudson who says this:

“By using this practice of daily review on a regular basis, we will fine-tune our ability to receive and acknowledge the Spirit as events occur through the day. We will begin to receive the Spirit in every breath we take, every bite of food we eat, every hug we receive, every person we meet … Right now, as you read these words, you can receive the Spirit. Right now, as you feel the chair you are sitting in, as you think about what you are reading, as you look around where you are, you can receive God’s love and grace. Right now!” — TREVOR HUDSON