Here and Now with Francis 8/15/16 (Christ, Holy Spirit, baptism)

By Anonymous

In carrying out its mission in the world, the Church needs the help of the Holy Spirit to avoid being deterred by fear and calculation, to avoid becoming used to walking within secure borders.

From the angelus
The fire of which Jesus speaks is the fire of the Holy Spirit, the living and and active presence within us from the day of our Baptism. It is a creative force that purifies and renews, it burns all human misery, all selfishness, all sin, transforms us from within, regenerates and makes us capable of loving. Jesus desires that the Holy Spirit may blaze like fire in our hearts, because it is only from the heart that the fire of divine love will flourish and advance the Kingdom of God. If we open ourselves totally to the Holy Spirit, He will gift us the audacity and fervor to proclaim to all Jesus and his consoling message of mercy and salvation, on the open seas.
 The apostolic courage that the Holy Spirit kindles in us, like a fire, helps us to overcome walls and barriers, makes us creative and encourages us to put ourselves in motion to even walk on unexplored or inconvenient roads, offering hope to those we meet. We are called to become more and more communities of people led and transformed by the Holy Spirit, full of understanding, with a welcoming heart and joyful face. More than ever we need priests, consecrated persons and lay faithful, with the attentive gaze of the Apostle, to be moved and to stand before hardships and poverty, material and spiritual, thus characterizing the process of evangelization and mission the healing rhythm of closeness. It is precisely the fire of the Holy Spirit that leads us to become neighbors to those who suffer. [link]

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