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Pentecost
John 14: 23-31
Jesus replied, “He who truly
loves me reveals my Spirit, and my Father will love him and we will come to him
and prepare with him a dwelling in the everlasting [an eternal dwelling]. He
who does not love me cannot reveal my Spirit. And the spirit power of the word
that you hear is not from me; it is the speaking of the Father who sent me.
I have said this to you while
I am still with you. But he who is called down, the health-bringing Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you everything and will
awaken within you all that I have said to you.
Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your
hearts be troubled and do not be afraid [have no fear].
You have heard how I said to
you, ‘I am going away, and yet I am coming to you’. If you loved me you would
rejoice because I am going to the Father[ly Ground of the World], for the
Father is mightier than I am.
I have told you now, before
it happens, so that when it happens you may find trust. I no longer have much
to say to you, for soon the prince of this world is coming. Yet over me he has
no power.
But the world shall see in
this how I love the Father [Ground of the World] and how I act in accordance
with the Father’s purpose, as it was entrusted to me. Arise, let us go on from
here. [let us be on our way.]
Pentecost
John 14: 23-31
May
26, 2015
On
the Christmas altar we read in golden letters: Peace on earth to all of good
will. What does it mean to be of good will? Perhaps its opposite can point us
toward an understanding. Ill will broods darkness. It sends negativity into the
heart space between two people. It
either pushes hard on the other, or else it retreats. It poisons the heart
space with its destructive criticism and contempt. It binds with chains of
hatred.
Good
will, on the other hand, holds the other in positive regard. Good will keeps
the heart space in common clean and clear. It neither pushes nor withdraws. It regards
the will of another as a Holy of Holies, into which one can enter only by
invitation, and with respect and reverence before their mystery. This kind of
will is good because, like a candle flame, it radiates light and warmth in just
the right degree. Good will allows the other to be and develop as he or she
sees fit, at their own pace.
Christ
says: He who loves me reveals my spirit. Good will arises because we love and
recognize Christ, wherever he appears. He sacrificed his will to the Father for
the sake of World Karma. He offered up his Life forces, his powers of
metamorphosis and change, for the sake of humanity’s progress. At the same
time, He does not force himself on us, or overwhelm us. He respects our freedom of
choice. His radiant will offers light in the darkness, love amidst hatred, life
over death.
We
who love Him connect with Him, take His radiant will into our will. Perhaps we
can manage it only for moments (we hope the right moment!) But eventually we
will transform ourselves into those who reveal to our fellow human beings His
Spirit of Love and Peace, streaming forth from our own willing hearts.
