Homily for May 29, 2017.
It is not
God’s will that we should be sad and miserable in life. Jesus today concludes
his message by asking us to cheer up and be happy because he has overcome the
world. Rejoice, be of good cheer. Troubles may come, but remember that the
battle we are fighting is one that has been won already on the Cross of
Calvary. And so, we do not fight as victims but as victors.
Jesus
wants us to be happy because being in a state of joy makes us more healthy and
makes living itself more worthwhile. To happy when everything is going on well
with you is normal. But to be happy when things are not going so well is extraordinary.
And the
happiness Jesus is referring to is that which we can have despite the
tribulations we face. It is happiness that does not depend on money, clothes,
food or anything that this world has to offer. It is happiness from above.
No wonder,
one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is joy. You cannot have the Holy Spirit in
you and remain sad and miserable because the Holy Spirit must bear fruit in
you. The joy the Holy Spirit gives is that which remains regardless of whatever
trial or tribulations we may encounter in life.
Let us
pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our lives that he may fill us
with supernatural joy and bless us with a kind of peace that this world cannot
provide.
In our
first reading, we encounter another fruit of the Holy Spirit which is the
ability to speak in tongues. We are told that as soon as Paul laid his hands on
the people of Ephesus, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they spoke in tongues
and prophesied.
When it
comes to speaking in tongues, let us allow the Holy Spirit to speak through us
rather than simply try to utter words that we don’t understand just to give
people the impression of holiness.
The gifts
and fruits of the Holy Spirit are very many, and the Holy Spirit being God is
the one who decides what particular gift or talent he is to bestow upon us. All
we have to do is to be prepared.
Let us
pray: Lord Jesus, may the Holy Spirit find in me a welcome guest. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith.
It is well with you. God bless you. (Monday of the 7th week of Easter.
Bible Study: Acts 19:1-8 and John 16:29-33).
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