God so loves!
Wednesday, 2nd week in Easter
Acts 5: 17-26; Jn 3: 16-21
Acts of the Apostles contains as many wondrous events that took place as in any of the Gospels, beginning with the ascension of the Lord. We see a totally different kind of persons in the apostles. They were confident, truly courageous and absolutely committed - this was never the case when they had Jesus around. What made the difference? The difference was that they realised, 'God so loved the world...'!
They realised what Jesus did to them only after the Lord had left them! They also realised the immense plan that God had for humanity and for themselves. They were so filled with the Holy Spirit that they felt the effect of it all over their selves. The fundamental of all these: to realise how much God loves!
Even today, true conversion can happen only where there is a personal realisation of how much God loves me! Meditate everyday on the love of God for you personally and you will see the change of perspective it can offer!