Spirit connects.

Spirit is a filament of connection. It is an energy. It is a reality that is immediately felt and immediately recognized on many levels. You sometimes speak of friendships, a relationship that you experience with others that is not specifically connected to religious doctrine, but it is a relationship that is built on and encourages trust, compassion, and ultimately at a significant level, love.

Spirit is about connection. You connect to your guides; the guides connect to you. That is a function of Spirit with no relationship to specific religious beliefs. You may feel connected to God but not to a religious community. That connection is Spirit. You may feel connected to another individual, the context of that connection having no basis in traditional spiritual values, but such connection as you experience and feel is nevertheless the consequence of Spirit.