Who wants to have a vicarious relationship with the Holy Spirit?
I dare say no one does.
Everyone who seeks a relationship with the Holy Spirit naturally seeks their own, direct relationship.
To seek the Holy Spirit is inherently a private and personal endeavor. To seek together, in this meeting or elsewhere, is to admit that we are seeking; that we do not know, or we seek to know more. This morning I see an analogy in archaeology: one can dig alone and surely learn – including learning where digging is not productive. But to dig as a team is more likely to be motivating, fun, and, by sharing techniques and findings, productive and fulfilling. So it is here in Quaker Meeting: as each of us seeks to deepen their own relationship with the Holy Spirit, we gain support, we enjoy giving support, and we have more fun, learn more and are more deeply moved by seeking together.
