Saturday 30th May 2020
Seventh week of Easter
Acts 28:16-20,30-31, John
21:20-25
It is barely three months since
we have been indoors because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and many of us have been
complaining because we cannot go out to do what we would like to do, especially
career and earning a living. We all feel deprived of an essential part of our
lives. As I reflect on this period, I can only imagine how those in prison
survive. This is also the feeling as I go through the first reading of today. I
also imagine how paul would have felt to have been deprived the freedom to
preach the word of God. After spending sometime in prison during Felix, it was
when Herod Agrippa came that he was judged and he made an appeal to Caesar. In
the first reading of today we see that it was only after presenting his case to
Caesar that he regained his freedom.
One can therefore also imagine
what some Christians pass through in their course of living their faith in
difficult places. Paul was only able to
go through all these because he was filled with the Holy Spirit. He counted
everything as rubbish in so far as he had Jesus (Philippians 3:8). The 50 days
of Easter season will be coming to an end tomorrow as we conclude our novena to
the Holy Spirit. In the Church's calendar, there is a vigil tomorrow to prepare
us for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Sunday. We are therefore encouraged
to spend sometime in prayer tonight and ask the Holy Spirit to come and dwell
in us. God help us. Amen.
Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie MSP
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