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Experiences with the Holy Spirit are
varied as are people. Each person
has different needs, potential, talents,
and opportunities. In this article I
will go back and forth between the first
Pentecost as recorded in Acts 2 and some
of my own experiences and thoughts. I
am a convert to Catholicism, so some of
my experiences are outside the Catholic
Church. But keep reading, I get to
Catholicism. For further study, there are a number of Catholic Charismatic links at the end of the article. The Biblical account
begins the article and is in italics.
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Several years ago I felt the Holy Spirit come like a rushing wind at an Assembly of God morning service. I was sitting near the back, an unusual place for me. I'm short and I like to sit up front where I can see better. But this Sunday, my back was in pain and I just sat in the first empty pew I got to. At the end of the service, it is customary for those who want prayer for needs to go forward. I stayed in my place that Sunday and prayed, "Oh Lord, I don't think I can walk that far, please come to me just where I am." Moments later, a family friend who had terribly burned hands from an accident at work began to pray loudly in tongues and the "wind" of the Holy Spirit descended into the santuary and blew from right to left. For me it was audible and I could "feel" it, even though there was no evidence of movement, like clothes or hair blowing. When it got to me, I was straightened up and twisted physically. The pain in my back was relieved. Our friend was healed of his burns in several days. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. I have acquaintances in the Word of Faith Movement. During a prayer time with them once, I could sense and see fires above our heads. I sensed they were there to burn out the dross (garbage) in our lives. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other
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