"And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you" -Luke
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters".-Genesis
Maybe it's just me, but I love how similar these passages are. one from the beginning of time, one from when God came to be with us in the earth. I'd say this moment. of God coming down to be with man, this true moment of Emmanuel. foreshadowed by the prophets happens here. the same spirit that hovered over the chaos before creation, is now hovering and overshadowing Mary. I love this.
there is one great spirit that is the holy spirit. the creative essence of creation comes to man and wraps himself in flesh to dwell with man. This same spirit that is the son and the father is the word. the unending pre-existent logos. I love how unified God is even within himself. In the beginning was the word, in the beginning God spoke the heavens into reality. Neato
A few weeks ago, one of my profs started talking about the perfect level of community/unity God has with himself - how the Father, Spirit, and Son/Word are all in perfect harmony and love each other perfectly.
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