As disciples we trust the Holy Spirit’s guidance. We strive to live out our stewardship in loving obedience to God, receiving, developing, and sharing His gifts, making an impact on our family and community like Jesus and the saints did. We know we can trust in the Holy Spirit to guide rightly us in this truth.
This past Sunday we celebrated the Holy Spirit on Trinity Sunday. Jesus tells us in John 16:13, “the Spirit of truth will come. He will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.”
Do we trust Jesus to tell us the truth? Of course we do. So, what could hold us back from trusting Him and living this way? St. Hilary of Poitiers is quoted saying, “Our love for God is entrusted with its own responsibility: to observe his counsels, to obey his laws, to trust his promises.”
Too often we fear that obedience to God’s word will cause us some degree of affliction. St. Paul tells us that that is okay. He says we are to boast in our afflictions. In Romans chapter 5 he say that, “Affliction produces endurance; endurance, proven character; and proven character, hope. Hope does not disappoint (Rm. 5:3-5).
This Jubilee Year 2025 we are Pilgrims of Hope. Let the Holy Spirit reassure you of God’s love. He is smitten with you. His love for you is immense. His love is so great that you can be confident to obey His commandments and give. Because our giving expresses our hope.
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