Pentecost
John 14:23-31
Jesus replied, “Whoever truly loves me reveals my Spirit, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and prepare with them a dwelling in the everlasting [an eternal dwelling]. Whoever 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.
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 according to the Father’s purpose, as it was entrusted to me. Arise, let us go on from here. [let us be on our way.]
Pentecost III
John 14: 23-31
June 2020
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 between us clean and clear. It neither pushes past boundaries 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 too 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 (and we hope at the right moment!) But
eventually, we will transform ourselves into those who reveal to our fellow
human beings His Spirit of Love, streaming forth from our own willing hearts.
