Monday of week 30 in Ordinary Time
First reading – Romans 8:12-17
“it is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out, ‘Abba, Father!’ The Spirit himself and our spirit bear united witness that we are children of God”. This reading from the letter to Romans brings out the big difference between the living the life of the Holy Spirit we received in the sacraments and the living the life of our selfishness. The former liberates us and the latter enslaves us. The former gives us the dignity of son and daughters. The latter takes away our dignity as sons and daughter. The former brings the joy, and the latter brings fear. Living the life of the Holy Spirit is accepting our reality as sons and daughters of Christ. And we can relate to God as our Father. This is beautiful. And also this gives us the strength to share in the sufferings of the only Son of God. Let’s reflect: Do I feel the spirit of a son or a daughter in my relationship to God the Father?
Monday 30 October
