Reflection for MONDAY, 6th Week of Easter.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar
Reflective Reading of the Word of God
John 15:26 - 16:4
The Spirit of truth will be my witness
Jesus said to his disciples:
‘When the Advocate comes,
whom I shall send to you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth who issues from the Father,
he will be my witness.
And you too will be witnesses,
because you have been with me from the outset.
‘I have told you all this that your faith may not be shaken.
They will expel you from the synagogues,
and indeed the hour is coming
when anyone who kills you
will think he is doing a holy duty for God.
They will do these things
because they have never known
either the Father or myself.
But I have told you all this,
so that when the time for it comes
you may remember that I told you.’
Reflection on the Readings
When someone gives us a gift, we may or may not find it useful to us.
If it is useful to us, then we would appreciate that gift.
Otherwise, we will just put it aside and leave it with the rest of the accumulated things.
Or, we may ask the giver what is the purpose of the gift, if that person doesn’t mind.
As Christians, we have the gift of faith to believe in God.
If we don’t exercise the gift of faith in our lives, then our faith would be dormant and maybe even irrelevant in our lives.
But when we live our lives with a lively faith in God, then we will grow stronger and deeper in our faith.
When our faith is tested with despair and distress, then we will know what kind of faith we have.
Our faith may be shaken, but the Holy Spirit, our Advocate, will help us overcome the challenges and troubles of life.
With the Holy Spirit helping us, the challenges and troubles of life will only make our faith stronger and deeper.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day