Beliefs · Church word
Holy Spirit
In plain words
God present and at work in people now, giving faith and comfort.
The fuller definition
God present and at work in people now, the third person of the Trinity. Lutherans teach that the Spirit creates faith and makes people holy, and that the Spirit works through outward means (the spoken word, baptism and communion) rather than apart from them.
Where it comes from
John 14:26; Acts 2; Small Catechism, The Creed, Third Article
In Beliefs: What Lutherans teach, and where it differs from other churches.