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May 10, 2008
SUNDAY THOUGHT
John 20:19-23
Today is the Feast of Pentecost, the Birthday of the Church. The message of our celebration must be to become more conscious of the gifts that the Holy Spirit has given each of us. In our present world situation we cannot afford to hide our gifts. In many areas of our society things are becoming worse instead of better. We have all heard the famous expression that all that is required for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. There couldn't be a more horrible indictment. We cannot allow this to be said of us as followers of Jesus. For a long time we have allowed a very few people to exercise all the ministries in the Church while most sat on the sidelines. This attitude has to be changed in order for the holy Spirit to do all he wished to do with us. Most will be called to use their gifts in their own local communities, be it their home, workplace, or civil society. Some will be required to work on a much wider world stage. But in whatever circumstances we will be invited to act, when we do, the Holy Spirit whom we invoke today will become more visible in our world.