The Holy Spirit               The Holy Spirit Jesus promised to send his Spirit upon his disciples. The Spirit would enable them to “get it”, to finally understand what Christ was teaching them. The Spirit would give them the courage to live as Christ taught. And the Spirit would guide and strengthen them to share the Good News of God’s Way of Life, a way of right relationships, goodness and life with others. The Holy Spirit acts like a personal trainer (advocate) who enlightens, guides and consoles the disciples. The Pentecost event, which has many parallels with the Creation account, marks the promised coming of the Holy Spirit. It is the beginning of the Church. The gift of the Spirit to those first disciples continues in our own day. (Acts Chapter 2). The Spirit has the characteristics of Wind and Fire, moving where it will . The Dove is often used as a symbol of the Spirit’s presence. Whenever the Dove is mentioned in the Bible you know the Wind (Spirit) is present.