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Really, there are no words to express the experience of the Holy Spirit. I have felt such religious joy several times, and I’ve had the joy of being immersed in light; there are no words to describe that joy. I have felt an absolute joy that cannot be tasted in such pleasures as fame or gain or the pleasures of the physical nature.

Christ said, “Receive the Holy Spirit”: and at once he added, “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven.” That means the same as when he said, “Abide in my love.” That is, the Holy Spirit, as the truth, gives the content of consciousness. As the Sanctifier, he gives a guarantee of our perfection. But that again is not separate from his atoning love. The realization of this love is altogether by the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul who experienced this love received the power to overcome all things with the joy of love.

Really the Holy Spirit and love cannot be separated. Christ came into the world to show the human race the love of God. All the teachings of Christ have relation to this love. Salvation means that God is love. Providence also means that we are kept by the love of God. Judgment means that God will weed out those who do not believe in the love of God [or we live life in a vacuum devoid of feeling or being aware of God’s love]. God is love. Christ is the crystal of God’s love. The Holy Spirit is a Spirit of truth who reveals the atoning love of Christ.

This love is not the love that the world gives. It is the love that God gives. The love of the world is semiconscious. It only loves those whom it likes. But the love that is the fruit of the Holy Spirit is the full, conscious, atoning love that loves even those whom it dislikes.

When we thus think, all the teachings of Christ is love. Through the consciousness of the joy of this love, it flows out eternally like never-ceasing oil from a vessel. It is at this point the evangelist John says that the Holy Spirit and love are not to be separated. The mystical experience of the Holy Spirit is the intuitive recognition of the love of God. For this reason, those who have a deep experience of the Holy Spirit, however poor they may be, whatever sickness they may suffer, however much they may be persecuted, rejoice in the unceasing love of God. Truly, in this meaning, the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, and we may say he is our Helper. The religion of the love of Christ is not a religion of fear. It is the fountain of love and joy and life. We must live forever in his love.

—Toyohiko Kagawa, Living Our Christ’s Love

 

If I had some kind of power to steer you, I’d suggest that you read this every single day (maybe even 2 or 3 times a day) for an entire week. I’d also suggest that you continue to read it until you know the truth of it in your bones. A casual glance at this offering won’t suffice! We must know AND  experience these truths cellularly in our body. This is the stuff that affects how we live, how we think, how we let our light of love shine. This is the right source that should command our thoughts and actions. —MDP

LIVE YOUR LOVE…

THE WORLD NEEDS IT!