Healing resonance

The resonance of the Spirit within and the Spirit of God comes to mind after reading the texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for today. At the end of the first letter of John, the question of the recognition of God is answered by the testimony of the Spirit within. The leper who approaches Jesus in the Luke’s gospel knows in his being that Jesus can choose to heal him. The indwelling Spirit of the leper resonates with the Spirit of God in Jesus. Richard Rohr’s, the Naked Now, expresses faith as knowing rather than believing. This knowing comes from within. It is resonance. As such, it has the characteristics as being both rational and transcendent. It is comfortable and familiar. It is challenging and extraordinary. It heals and it takes us on a journey of trust.