When Pentecost day came round, they had all met together, 2 when suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; 3 and there appeared to them tongues as of fire; these separated … Continue reading Pentecost Sunday
Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they may always see my glory which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. John 17:24 “In the beginning, God … Continue reading Seeing Jesus’ glory
Listen; the time will come — indeed it has come already — when you are going to be scattered, each going his own way and leaving me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. John 16:32 The … Continue reading The Father is with me
I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. John … Continue reading Make them one
Since it is in him that we live, and move, and exist, as indeed some of your own writers have said: We are all his children. Acts 17:28 God is the sole source of our existence. He willed us into existence, created us by His Word, formed us by His power and breathed life into us by His Spirit. He made us in His own image and likeness as proclaimed in Genesis 1:26. So our entire self and being not only proceeds from Him, but is also sustained in Him. Even more so, God proved Himself truly our Father by … Continue reading God is our existence
In the middle of the night Paul and Silas were praying and singing God’s praises, while the other prisoners listened. Suddenly there was an earthquake that shook the prison to its foundations. All the doors flew open and the chains … Continue reading The power of praise
When the Paraclete comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who issues from the Father, he will be my witness. John 15:26 Multiple times in the Gospel of St John, the LORD Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as the Paraclete … Continue reading The Paraclete
I shall not leave you orphans; I shall come to you. John 14:18 Jesus promised His disciples on the night of His last supper that He won’t leave them orphans, but would come to us. How does He come to … Continue reading I won’t leave you orphans
They travelled through Phrygia and the Galatian country, because they had been told by the Holy Spirit not to preach the word in Asia. When they reached the frontier of Mysia they tried to go into Bithynia, but as the Spirit of Jesus would not allow … Continue reading Obedience to the Holy Spirit
It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves not to impose on you any burden beyond these essentials: Acts 15:28 I get stirred up in my spirit, every time I read this verse of Scripture. I find it so … Continue reading The Holy Spirit decides