He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason, I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.” vss. 14-15…” vss.12-13a
John 16:14-15
In John’s gospel the Word through whom the world had come into being became incarnate in Jesus, and in him the disciples had glimpsed the grace and the glory of God. And at the close of his life this same Jesus promises the disciples that the Word that had been present in him would continue to be heard in them through the Spirit of Truth. And so, it has come to be! The Word incarnate in Jesus is now incarnate in the Church, the faith descendants of the disciples. This has happened through the work of the Holy Spirit, who in the words of the Nicene Creed, proceeds from the Father and the Son. This Holy Spirit has called, gathered, and sanctified the whole Church, and continues even now to pass on the precious message of forgiveness, peace, and hope. Today, the Sunday after Pentecost, was chosen by the Church long ago to glorify the Trinity, a single Divine Presence that is experienced as three distinct manifestations of the Word. This Dynamic Being, the source of all that is, can neither be known or understood, but is a part of our daily existence, and can be seen only through the eyes of faith.
Thought for the Day: What value do we receive from believing in the Holy Trinity?
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