Today’s Thoughts: The readings today certainly focus on the gift of the Holy Spirit. We are reminded that the Spirit is always with us even when we struggle and feel alone or abandoned. What makes the Spirit possible in our life is following Jesus’ commandment to love one another.
A thought that came to me regarding our readings today is something I read and have been praying with this week. I ran across this statement, “Jesus loved the world enough to die for it, but not so much as to be seduced by it.” The person who wrote this attributed it to G. K. Chesterton. I did a little searching myself but I could not find it among Chesterton’s quotes or anyone else for that matter. It was a quote that stuck with me, I think because it is at the heart of what Jesus is talking about in John’s Gospel. Jesus does love us and always will. All he asks of us is to be faithful to the relationship and that faithfulness becomes present when we love one another. In other words, when we do not get sidetracked, when we do not get seduced by the world. When we do not buy into the bright lights, the must see, the must have. Trust in God’s presence as Father, Son and Spirit comes to life when we live in love. In the opening prayer at mass today we are reminded that in celebrating the Eucharist we are to live each day in remembrance so that we may always hold on to it in what we do. Hopefully, our remembrance of God’s love for us will be made present in the living of our life and our love for one another! Have a blessed, holy, safe, and healthy Sunday everyone!
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