John 2:13-22
Br. Reynor Munsayac, OP
St. Paul in his first letter to the
Corinthians said “Do you not know that you are God’s temple, and that God’s
spirit abides within you?” As Christians, do we acknowledge the presence and
the workings of the Holy Spirit in our lives?
Consumerism tends to highlight
the superficial. People are more conscious on their external appearance. That
is why the advertisements we see in the television are mostly of products or of
clothing brands that promise to the consumers an external beauty. The effect
of this to the viewers is the insatiable desire to acquire these things and the promised external beauty. There
is nothing wrong with desiring to be beautiful externally. But what is
dangerous is when we give too much emphasis on beautifying the outside to the
detriment of the inside. What is the use of having beauty on the outside if the
inside is rotten? We need to find the balance between the material and the
spiritual.
The fruits of the Holy Spirit are
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control. We pray to God that He bestows on us his Holy Spirit so that we
may be able to merit these fruits and manifest them in our life, within and without.
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