A dove flies in a precise flight pattern. Their wings create whirling sounds as they travel at speeds up to 55 miles per hour. I wonder if, perhaps, when the Spirit like a dove descended on Jesus ...

The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan, we are told that "the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." ...

The Holy Spirit is like a hand or a finger. He is a hand that works, reaches out, heals and blesses. The Holy Spirit is like a dove. A dove can fly high or walk lightly and its beauty is subtle ...

The Holy Spirit is like a hand or a finger. He is a hand that works, reaches out, heals, and blesses. The Holy Spirit is like a dove. A dove can fly high or walk lightly, and its beauty is subtle ...

When Jesus came up from the water, the heavens opened suddenly, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him. The Bible records that the Spirit descended like a dove and alighted on him. When this happened, ...

Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible ...

Pentecost Sunday, which is celebrated 50 days after Easter Sunday, remembers the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, said Fr. Louis Cona of Rockville Center, New York.

At that moment Heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on Him. And a voice from Heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased ...

The Spirit descended “like a dove on him,” but John the Baptist’s words indicate that Jesus’ baptism was only the beginning of the Spirit ... but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” ...