Power to Witness Love

The psalmist in the texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary compares wax before fire to the wicked before God. The Gospel of John tells of Jesus assurance to His disciples before His crucifixion that the Father is with Him and He will conquer the world which chooses to persecute and reject Him. The conquering power for the followers of Jesus is described in the Book of Acts as Paul lives as witness to Jesus life in him and in Jesus name invokes the Holy Spirit upon those who were growing in their experience of the Way. The response of being overwhelmed by the spiritual resonance with the Spirit of Love between Father and Son creates speaking in tongues or glossolalia. Friar Jude Winkler gives some thought to those situations in life where words are not enough. What is the power that overcomes the world of hatred and persecution. It is peace and love. It is the peace power that inspires witness and perseverance as Paul demonstrates in the synagogue at Ephesus. The power to Love is the essence of the proclamation by the Evangelist John that the hour of glory for Jesus is His death on the cross. We are heirs to riches of the Holy Spirit to love, persevere and conquer the world in our lives in witness to Jesus.