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 twenty five 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? If not yet, then please be prayerful and slowly but surely you will have
an awareness of the Holy Spirit’s presence in your life. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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