"I will put my spirit in you that you may live, and I will settle you upon your land; thus you shall know that I am the Lord. I have promised, and I will do it, says the Lord." Ezekiel 37:14

This happened to be one of the reading we had to refer to today in our Bible Study on Acts. Hmmm. "I need to be U" has a new meaning now. Sometimes we don't always think that what we do has an effect on those around us. The spirit of the Lord dwells within us and has the capability of using us to bring about love for others. That whole chapter 37 of Ezekiel is packed with examples of life today. Without God we are just a heap of dry bones, with God and His spirit dwelling within us we are alive.

Our next session is on Paul's letter to the Corinthians. Our leader said that it will have a lot to do with the Holy Spirit. He also stated that being as we have been together as a group for a couple years that he would like to bring in any experience we might like to share. Then he said something I haven't heard in a long time and that was; "remember that the gifts you have been given were given to be shared with others so that to strengthen and build others in their faith." These same words I used with a man that roomed with men in Medugorje. He was single, quiet, and lived with his mother. For some reason he was called to Medugorje and he expressed that frustration to me as we talked over dinner a couple nights. On the third night he said nothing. After dinner was over I sat and waited drinking a glass of wine and just mixed in light conversation. When everyone else had got up and left the table except this man I asked him what had happened. His response was the normal nothing, only his voice told a totally different story. I pressed him to open up and talk about it. He did just that amidst tears of joy and the gift that had been given to him. When all was done he said that he couldn't tell anyone back home. I asked him why, and he expressed that everyone would think he was crazy (Jesus). It was then that I gave him the same words that had been given to me; "you have been given a gift now you must share it." It wasn't until a couple years later that I ran into this man again and I could not help but ask him if he ever told anyone. He not only told someone but also talked before a couple groups with his testimony.
A story yes, but a little meaning as well. When I give Communion a lot of times I end with the prayer; may Jesus continue to be our guiding light and our eternal hope. Today as we ended our Bible study my prayer was for our families and that we as parents may continue to be a guiding light to our children.