Gospel: John
16:12-15
Jesus
said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it
now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He
will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to
you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because
he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the
Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is
mine and declare it to you.”
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Reflection:
There’s a
story of a prayerful wife who would always make the first move to reconcile with
her husband whenever they had problems. In their ten years of marriage
it was always her who initiates the reconciliation. And she was always
successful with her peace initiative towards her husband.
Who
impels her to reconcile? It’s the Holy Spirit, it guides her; it speaks to her
mind and it tells her to be humble enough to make the first move to reconcile.
Why does she listen? She discerns and pays attention to the voice of the Holy
Spirit because she is prayerful.
God the
Holy Spirit is our guide, our advocate that has been with us since our Baptism.
Its presence within us was further strengthened during our Confirmation. But
not all of us are aware of its presence in our life.
Not all of us are aware that it's always there
ready and willing to guide us. Why? Because we are not prayerful! Our prayerful life lays the groundwork for us
to discern the presence of the Holy Spirit within us.
Are you
always prayerful? Are you aware of the Sacred presence of the Holy Spirit in
your life? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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