The entire week we read from St. John’s holy gospel about the Holy Spirit as described by Jesus. One only has to wonder what the conversation must have been like as Jesus speaks (chapter 14 – 16). It is not coincidence that it is the beloved disciple who writes this in detail. Wasn’t it the beloved disciple who rested his head on the chest of Jesus? Wasn’t it the same disciple who had to have heard the heart of Jesus beating within his holy and sacred body while he rested upon his heart? And who else would it be to describe for us the “true” Spirit that Jesus wants all of us to encounter in our own lives?
Go to these chapters of John’s gospel and ask the same Holy Spirit who inspired John to write, to illuminate for you these words of the most powerful part of John’s gospel.
Lord, send your Spirit anew on each one of us that we may come to know you more intimately, more personally, more profoundly. Then may the Spirit that is Jesus within us compel us to share this good news with others! Amen.
Amen!