Aware of the Presence

The psalmist in the Roman Catholic Lectionary today praises the steadfast love of God which he discovers, as many do, in the deliverance through times of trial. The knowledge that this power of the Divine is present and available to all is conveyed by Paul and Silas to their jailer after the earthquake which frees them from prison. John tells of Jesus advising His followers that they must experience the Advocate, the Spirit, when He has physically disappeared from their midst to know that He is still with them through the communication of the Advocate and their indwelling Spirit. The witness of the Divine presence is the fulfillment of the mission of Jesus.