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Holy Spirit of God, let me enter into your joy by investing your gifts for the sake of your Kingdom…11/24/2023 Luke 19:11-28 There is no doubt that human beings are designed for joy. When I am joyful, I feel my best – loved, free, empowered, and “light” – all puns intended! But this capacity for joy can so easily be commandeered by the sirens of the world, the passions of the flesh and the deceits of the devil, leading us down blind alleys trying to get a fix of tinny happiness that only mimics the joy offered by the Holy Spirit of the Trinity. In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus teaches us how true joy is to be found; when we use the gifts woven into our lives by the permission of the Mercy of God to increase the goods of the kingdom of God in this world, by our flesh, beyond the reaches of the devil – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, generosity, gentleness and self control (c.f. Galatians 6) – then we “enter into” the Joy of the Lord, and become truly joy-full. Like the servants in the parable, I too have a choice about what to do with who I am, and all that I have. Will I grasp my gifts to myself, in case I lose them – and so let them ‘rot in the ground’? Will I debate so long about what I have and don’t have, and what I am and am not, and what I want to do, that I lose all opportunity to put my gifts and talents to work to increase the ‘goods’ of God’s Kingdom? Or will I joyfully behold that which I have been given and share all that I am and have with Father God and Christ Jesus, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and so with my inuqatiit (Inuktitut for the other beings I am on earth with) and so enter in the Holy joy that created the beauty of this world and the connections of eternity through the love and truth of God? Holy Spirit of God, let me enter into your joy by investing your gifts for the sake of your Kingdom. As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness . (Psalm 17:15) If we wish to make any progress as servants of God, we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. St. Charles Borromeo Soli ad gloriam Dei Gospel Mystery of the Day on FaceBook &www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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