Reflection for THURSDAY, 2nd Week of Easter.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar
Today's Gospel Passage
John 3:31-36
The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to him
John the Baptist said to his disciples:
‘He who comes from above is above all others;
he who is born of the earth is earthly himself
and speaks in an earthly way.
He who comes from heaven
bears witness to the things he has seen and heard,
even if his testimony is not accepted;
though all who do accept his testimony
are attesting the truthfulness of God,
since he whom God has sent
speaks God’s own words:
God gives him the Spirit without reserve.
The Father loves the Son
and has entrusted everything to him.
Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life,
but anyone who refuses to believe in the Son will never see life:
the anger of God stays on him.’
Reflection on the Readings
A spiritual person is not one who just spends a lot of time praying, or doing things that others would think that is holy.
A person can do all that and even more, and may seem to be quite spiritual.
But a truly spiritual person is one who bears witness to God in what he or she says or does.
In other words, a spiritual person bears testimony to God even though that person’s testimony may not be totally accepted by others.
That is what John the Baptist said about a truly spiritual person.
In the 1st reading, the disciples were moved by the Spirit to speak even though they faced the Sanhedrin.
Peter even declared before the high priest and the officials that obedience to God comes before obedience to men.
He even added that he and the disciples were witnesses to the truth of God, and that the Holy Spirit was given to those who obey God.
Let us pray to the Holy Spirit that we will obey God and do His will so that others will see that we are truly spiritual persons.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Let's pray for the forthcoming state Elections