Wednesday, VII week of Easter: 20th May, 2015
Acts 20: 28-38; Jn 17: 11b-19
From parting mood to prayer mode... today the readings capture both Jesus and Paul praying for and praying with their beloved followers. They invoke the Spirit who unites and warn the followers of the spirit of discord.
The passages today give us a cue as to how we can discern the right move in the face of differences among us. Be it in a family or in a community of faithful, given the fact that we are thinking individuals, there is bound to arise differences of opinion. As long as they are from the Spirit these differences will only lead to growth and renewal. But we are warned against the differences caused by the ravenous wolves and treacherous beasts. Ruled by ego and dominated by envy, these differences are aimed at destroying the unity of the people of God.
What comes from the Spirit unites us, for the Holy Spirit is the Spirit that makes us one! Let us remain in the Spirit and remain united in love above everything else. May we live worthy of the prayer that Jesus made for us: that they may be one!