17 May 2016
In this first week after Pentecost, it seems appropriate to
talk about “motion.” After all, the Holy
Spirit comes to us to move us forward in faith, and in life.
Whether the Spirit comes like a strong wind in a thunderstorm
that practically pushes us over, or like a gentle breeze that just kind of
rustles the new leaves on the trees, the Spirit of God is sent to move us. He lifts us into greater faith, hope,
charity, mercy, forgiveness . . . if
we let him. The Holy Spirit pushes us
forward but, as we know, we can push back.
Saint James is very right: “God resists the proud, but gives
grace to the humble.” And that’s simply
because “the proud” resist God—they push back, whereas “the humble” don’t. And so, if we want to be grace-filled and
moving forward in living a good life, we want to let ourselves be moved by the
Holy Spirit of God.
Maybe the Spirit is sweeping through your conscience. Maybe he’s inspiring you to change something
in your life that needs changing. Maybe
the Holy Spirit is putting the desire in you to spend more time in prayer. Or maybe the Spirit is just trying to say: “Lighten
up! And let me support you!” Who knows . . .
The grace of the Holy Spirit is always trying to move
us. Where to?—only the humble know that
answer.
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