The Spirit of Truth
Speaking of the Holy Spirit, Jesus had said to his disciples, « When the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth ». John 16:13.
Pope Francis reminds us that the Truth is Jesus himself, and that it is precisely the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Risen Christ, who makes us recognize the Truth.
“The Holy Spirit recalls and impresses in the heart of believers the words Jesus spoke and, through these very words, the law of God is engraved in our heart and becomes within us a criterion for evaluation in decisions and for guidance in our daily actions, it becomes a principle to live by. It is the heart itself that must be converted to God and the Holy Spirit transforms it when we open ourselves to Him”.
“The Holy Spirit guides us into all the truth. John 16:13. Not only does he guide us to the encounter with Jesus, the fullness of the Truth, but he also guides us into the Truth, that is, he makes us enter into an ever deeper communion with Jesus, giving us knowledge of all the things of God. And we cannot achieve this by our own efforts. Unless God enlightens us from within, our Christian existence will be superficial”.
With Eugénie Caps, let us pray to invoke the Spirit of Truth,
« Holy Spirit, Spirit of the living and eternal God, enlighten us all. Grant that we may follow your inspirations always, always! ». Journal of Sister Eugénie Caps, 1917.