I want you to think for a moment about all of the things you can’t see:

• Microwaves
• X-Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Oxygen
• Carbon Monoxide
• Wind
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Sound Waves

Can you think of any others?

How do you know they exist? In most cases, you see the after-effects of their presence. Or you can feel them. Or maybe it’s because we believe that they exist. Others have told us so.  Maybe it’s a combination of all of these.

But the fact is, quite often, we are absolutely sure that certain things exist, even when we cannot see them at the time.

Why then is it so hard for us at times to believe in the presence of the Holy Spirit?

We tell ghost stories. We are fascinated by things we can’t explain. Many of us are sure that strange things happen that we cannot fathom or see, and we are sure that these things exist,…