18th May 2013
We are very close to the commemoration of the event that changed the face of the earth... which initiated the story of a community that made the earth look totally new! That community had to wait after they were convened by the Risen Lord, till they were filled with the power from above. Today in the readings we read of two more who waited for their time...Paul who was in imprisonment and John whom Jesus said would remain till an appointed time. As they waited, be it Paul in the prison, or John the evangelist, or the community which kept waiting but vibrant... they were all convinced of their faith and were committed to share it. Praying for the Spirit means, preparing for the Spirit. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is truth (1Jn 5:6). Let us pray for the Spirit, the truth that sets us free, the truth that enlightens our life and the truth that becomes our way! Come, Holy Spirit, Fill us with your fire!