TODAYS REFLECTION 6TH WEEK OF EASTER, WED MAY 4.

TODAYS REFLECTION 6TH WEEK OF EASTER, WED MAY 4. ( Acts 17:15, 22-18:1, Jn 16:12-15 )

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In the first reading we see that the apostles and Paul witnessed with power for the risen Christ except when he preached at Athens. There, a few believed, others sneered and called him a "magpie" (Acts 17:18), and refused to take him seriously. At Athens, Paul seemed to have lost his power, his anointing from the Spirit. Like Paul, we may see less power in our prayer, ministry, marriage, family, or witnessing. We're at the Athens in our lives. When others don't seem to take our Christian lives seriously. We feel like we are failures. We need the Spirit fanned into flame in our lives (2 Tm 1:6).

In the gospel, Jesus told his disciples that he would send them the Spirit of truth who will guide you into all the truth ..and declare to you the things that are to come (Jn16:13). Jesus knew that his disciples could not fully understand on their own everything he had taught and revealed to them while he was physically present with them. He knew that they would need the ongoing guidance and help of the Holy Spirit after he returned to his Father in heaven.

Friends Jesus has truly opened our lives to the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, we can be certain that we cannot bear the Truth. We cannot understand the deep truths of God and we cannot believe them unless the Holy Spirit is alive within us. The Lord Jesus gives each of us his Holy Spirit as our divine Teacher and Helper that we may grow in the knowledge, wisdom, and strength of God. May the Holy Spriit come consume our life. Teach us and guide us into all Truth. WISHING WEDNESDAY BLESSINGS.