It’s difficult, I know. But think about what the first Advocate, Jesus, looked like, how he acted, who he loved and who he stood up for. The poor, the hungry, the sick and despairing, the forgotten and the powerless, right? Then look around you for those who look like *that; look for the advocates.

Standing up for people this culture doesn’t think are worth it is hard, painful work. But that’s what the Advocate looks like, that’s how the Spirit of Truth sounds.

Every time you see someone standing up for the vulnerable—you’ve seen the Holy Spirit. Every time you hear a voice raised in opposition to oppression and violence, you’ve heard the Spirit of Truth. Every time you’ve felt the hand of someone on your shoulder, holding you up against the wave of dehumanization that threatens to overwhelm you—you’ve felt the Advocate.

We are the presence of the Holy Spirit in the world. We put flesh on the abstraction. We incarnate the breath of God right here.It’s difficult, I know. But think about what the first Advocate, Jesus, looked like, how he acted, who he loved and who he stood up for. The poor, the hungry, the sick and despairing, the forgotten and the powerless, right? Then look around you for those who look like *that; look for the advocates.

Standing up for people this culture doesn’t think are worth it is hard, painful work. But that’s what the Advocate looks like, that’s how the Spirit of Truth sounds.

Every time you see someone standing up for the vulnerable—you’ve seen the Holy Spirit. Every time you hear a voice raised in opposition to oppression and violence, you’ve heard the Spirit of Truth. Every time you’ve felt the hand of someone on your shoulder, holding you up against the wave of dehumanization that threatens to overwhelm you—you’ve felt the Advocate.

We are the presence of the Holy Spirit in the world. We put flesh on the abstraction. We incarnate the breath of God right here.

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What Does the Spirit of Truth Look Like? (John 14:15-21)