Like these disciples, many of...
Like these disciples, many of us have no idea that we are to receive the Holy Spirit, and are suspicious of the gifts of the spirit, because we are afraid we'll start babbling strange sounds, passing out or jumping in the aisles. Others of us are afraid we're asking for something forbidden if we ask for the Holy Spirit in our lives, as though the Spirit is given only to very special people. It's as though we were standing at the bottom of the Grand Coulee Dam, a nightlight in hand, afraid to plug it in, for fear we would exhaust all the power available by our one small demand!
