Oooooops! Daggone message sent itsef...Now where was I? Oh yeah...
I did not mean to imply that Ki
IS the Holy Spirit, but it is the residual energy of his work in Creation. It is everywhere in everything. It is even somewhat sentient. Now I know that I am dangerously close to stuff George Lucas trademarked, so I will tread lightly.
I believe that we are the merger of spirit and matter...Our spiritual side, if you will, is in touch with Ki, but our egos (the result of Original Sin) get in our way of feeling and using it. That is why so many sensei speak of letting go and "getting out of the way" of a technique. They mean get your ego out of it.
You didn't say what church denomination you are in or what Aikido school you attend, but keep up the good work in both. I sense that you have learned a lot both in the pew and on the mat.
