Gospel: John
15:26—16:4a
Jesus said to
his disciples: “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me. And
you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
“I have told
you this so that you may not fall away. They will expel you from the
synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think
he is offering worship to God. They will do this because they have not known
either the Father or me. I have told you this so that when their hour comes you
may remember that I told you.”
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Reflection:
What
strengthens our resolve to continue to move on with our lives? It’s our prayerful
connection with God and Jesus. Our prayerful connection to both God and Jesus
inspires us and gives us hope whenever we are down and weary.
Through our
connection with God and Jesus we are given the gift of discerning the presence
of the advocate or the Holy Spirit within our midst. For this reason, we have
to have regular connection with God and Jesus. For both of them are
facilitators of the presence of the advocate within our lives.
In our gospel,
Jesus mentioned to the disciples the advocate whom He will send to them
courtesy of His Father (John 15:26). The advocate will continue to inspire them
to be steadfast in their mission no matter the difficulties that they may
encounter. It will protect them from dangers and it will lead them to do what
is right.
We too can
have an awareness of the presence of the advocate or the Holy Spirit if we are
always connected with the Lord. And how could we have a connection with the
Lord? We have to be prayerful. – Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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