Inspired Action

The passage from the Acts of the Apostles from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today expresses the surprise of the Sanhedrin at the boldness of Peter and John who were recognized as disciples of Jesus who had recently been executed yet they spoke out and healed in His Name. The response of the Apostles to the inquisition about their actions was that the must speak about what they have seen and heard. Often the witness needs to be inspired, like Peter and John, to proclaim in the manner of the psalmist that "The Lord is my strength and my might". In the conviction that we are acting "in the Spirit", in a manner that is in accord with the Will of God, we can transcend the expectations and norms of modern society in our boldness, bravery and heroic assistance to others. The Gospel from Mark is an inspired ending by a disciple of Mark, according to Friar Jude Winkler. This recognition that the texts added to the original document later are the inspired Word is a recognition Divine inspiration in the works of later evangelists and in the action of those who have accepted it in the Canon of Sacred Scripture. How does inspiration by the Spirit begin? The simple request is "Come, Holy Spirit".