we experience the presence of the Lord. It is the fire of God that purifies what is eternal and burns away what is not.

The power of the Holy Spirit reveals eternal life and ignites us with God's passion. From Him we encounter and experience God's love, joy, peace and warmth. The glory and brightness of His presence is a gentle light and divine expression of Jesus and a gentle whisper of His voice. In His glory we see His eyes. We see His face. We meet with Him wherever He chooses.

How do we see Him and recognize Him? Consider what Jesus did in the Gospels and book of Acts to prepare us. Jesus is visible in the Law, the Prophets, the Psalms and of course throughout the NewIt now ignites other fires in the Scriptures and our dialog every day.

In Luke 24 until Jesus gave thanks and blessed the bread at Cleopas and Mary's house they did not see or recognize Him. Why? The story continues to unfold by the brilliance of the Holy Spirit! When He gave them the bread their "eyes were opened and they recognized Him." When they did, He vanished right in front of them. What does this sound like? The Holy Spirit is like the wind. Until Jesus ascended He was the Spirit as it says in the verse from Corinthians.

During His ministry He shares and reveals His glory over and over and over again. He was doing a 'show and tell' so that when He left and sent the