The Spirit that Convicts

WORD 2day: Tuesday, 6th week after Easter

May 16, 2023: Acts 16: 22-34; John 16: 5-11

Jesus wishes that his disciples moved on to the next level. We reflected on that message last Sunday. Jesus seems to be trying his best to introduce them to the Advocate, the Divine Counselor! Today's readings bring out one important aspect of this advocate: the aspect of the Spirit which convicts the individuals, communities and all those who truly believe.

Receiving the Spirit is not an ordinary task. It is a divine mission that the Lord promised to those who sincerely ask for it. For when the spirit comes... the Spirit would convict the person. Convicting means critically verifying one's convictions - what goes right and what goes wrong in one's choices!

What should we do to be saved... that is the question that is expressed today by the people as they listen to the Word of God. In true submission to the Word, in the Spirit, what would fill our hearts is a sense of living our life by the Word, by the choices inspired by the Word. 

In the Spirit, one question we are inspired to ask, not just today, but every day of our life is: what should I do, here and now, to be acceptable in the eyes of God?