In His Name

Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory.


We sometimes wonder why God does not reveal himself more obviously in the world. Why does he hide his face from so many people? He could easily display his presence and power, and, it seems to us, this would move more people to believe in him. 
We are all aware o f the names and faces of famous celebrities ---- movie stars, entertainers, and sports heroes. They have been "revealed" to us by the media. We can see and hear them everyday if we want to. But do we love them? We may admire them, or be grateful for what they have done. We may even idolize them. But we do not really have a relationship of love with them. In fact, we do not even really know them in a personal way. Something more than media exposure is necessary ; we need a more personal encounter. The same is true of our relationship with God.
God shows us more than beauty and vastness of creation. He reveals himself to us in his Son, and in his name sends us the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit. This God alone is worthy of our worship and adoration. We cannot make an idol of him because he is true and living God. He reveals that he wants a relationship of love with us, for he himself is an infinite communion of love. so Jesus tells us : "Anyone who loves me will be true to my word, and my Father will love him ; we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him." God wants to share his very life to us, to dwell within us. Together we form one living communion of love. "The image of the vine and the branches."
Memory is a mysterious part of our being. We see or hear or smell something that takes us right back to our childhood, and we remember something that had lain for many years in our memory. It is important to remember the right thing! And imagine what you would become if you remembered all the things you should forget! Two people can grow together in one home and one of them remembers goodness while the other recalls only misery. In some measure you are what you remember. The Holy Spirit is God's Reminder. This spirit can heal your memories, working deeply in your past, rearranging, freeing, healing everything there. It is the continuation of Christ work in us. "God has come to us in the form of men!" but as a true man, in Jesus Christ : "Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father"♥



Acts 14:5-18 / Jn 14:22 / Jn 14:21-26