'The Holy Spirit' and 'The Church'

We started by praying a prayer of St Anselm and noticed his exploration of joy in the third paragraph this time. This session was different in that we reflected on what we'd been doing throughout the course with some overarching themes. As we were discussing experiences of the Holy Spirit, it was also agreed that some of our shares on this topic would be private. In exploring the Creed we had been able to deepen our relationship with God and examine our faith. It hadn't just been analysing the wording of the Creed in an intellectual way. What do the words 'Holy Spirit' make you think of and is it important that it is mentioned in the Creed? We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. The feeling was that it is important that it is mentioned in the Creed as the 3rd party of the Trinity and we need to understand that ...