I'd forgotten how life used to be without the Internet!

For about a week now we've had no internet connection at home and we have all been lost!

Xander can't vlog, the girls can't do their home work, Tracey can't play 'word twist' on Facebook and I've just had to do 11 entries in my 'Soldier's Guide' blog.

The internet is the source of so much information - train times, admission prices, stock availability - you name it - where do we turn first in 2008? The world wide web.

Imagine what life would be like without the Holy Spirit!

Christian's can't function without the annointing - they might look the part, they might be the shiniest motor in the showroom - but like a brand new Rolls Royce or Ferrari - they're not going anywhere unless they've got fuel.

Why do we try and live without the Spirit? Probably because 'maintaining contact with the life giver' takes effort, sacrifice and discipline.

I've missed the Internet but I don't need it - I can survive without it. But oh how I need the company and constant inner presence of the Spirit!

Spirit divine, come as of old
With healing in thy train;
Come, as thou did’st, to sanctify;
Let naught of sin remain.

Come, great Spirit, come,
Make each heart thy home;
Enter every longing soul;
Come, great Spirit, come.

Spirit divine, purge thou our hearts,
Make us to understand
Thy blessèd will concerning us,
And teach us love’s command.

Spirit divine, cleanse thou our souls
With pentecostal flood;
Breathe into us the life that shows
The Father-love of God.

Grace and peace, A