Life ordered by Light wants to burst in

The texts of the Roman Catholic Lectionary today celebrate the mystery of the great feast which sanctifies the whole Church in every nation and people. This phrase from the Collect prayer for the liturgy today points at the component of mystery which Father Larry Gillick SJ identifies as a vital component of a living relationship. People strive to solve the mystery of their loved ones and of themselves. Gillick is in accord with Paul as he asserts that this is not a time for philosophers to navel gaze. The violent, driving wind of the Pentecost description in the book of Acts is a "kick in the backside" for the followers of Jesus to be the Life in the world which is the continuation of His mission. Friar Jude Winkler points at the references to the many philosophies by which people have attempted to guide their ethical and moral direction yet have lacked the Peace which Jesus fills the room in the Gospel from John. This Passing of the Peace is the witness to be modeled by those now stirred by the Spirit and gifted as detailed in Paul's letter to the Corinthians to manifest the Lordship of Jesus for the common good. The Babel of our confusion is replaced by the order of Pentecost whereby the indwelling Spirit, the Love of Father for Son is resonant with the "breath" of Genesis which created and gave life to Adam and which commissions Christians as Fr Larry puts it, " Whose chaos you order there will be order and those who retain their chaos as a way of living, their chaos is retained." Friar Jude highlights the elements of tension and disagreement between Gnostic, Stoic, mystic John and historian Luke which is supernaturally resolved in the "Yes" for Jesus in Pentecost.