Friday, May 26, 2017

Awaiting The Arrival

"Eagerly awaiting the arrival of our little one..." said the post of one of my friends on Facebook...

Earlier this month, my wife and I were looking back down the years and recounting our own experiences of the joy of childbirth... both our sons are born in the month of May (the month of Mary).... And the most memorable moment was being in the Labor Room at the time of birth. 

Today's Gospel (John 16:21) makes a reference to woman in labor... not the only one though...
When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world."

The analogy very aptly draws our attention to the thin line between pain and joy... grief and happiness - from Jesus going away... to the coming of the Holy Spirit who empowers us in everything we do... if only we let him...



Today around the world, we start the Novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for Pentecost... and we seek to make our hearts ready to receive him and proclaim him at Pentecost. Let us too do our part in making room for the Holy Spirit... Come Holy Spirit....














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