Seek through the Spirit

Some of our struggle as humans seeking communion with the Divine are brought to our mind by the texts today in the Roman Catholic Lectionary. The refrain of the Canticle of Zechariah reminds us that the Lord, the God of Israel has come to His people. Paul addresses strong words to the Galatians calling them to remember their experience of the Spirit and trust in God which is their communion with Life. Friar Jude Winkler comments on the anger of Paul that the following of law may lead to concupiscence which will take them away from the Spirit. Don Schwager understands the text from the Gospel from Luke shows the desire of God to give us the best for needs at all times. Yves I-Bing Cheng, M.D., M.A. writes about the need for us to approach God with persistence in prayer. This attitude toward communication with God is for our benefit according to the comments by George Butterfield. Salvation history, as lived by Abraham, Zachariah, Jesus, Paul and our own experience, is revelation of how our persistent seeking invokes love and forgiveness as the response of God.