TIN MỪNG CHO NGƯỜI TRẺ: FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
In today’s Gospel reading Jesus says that He has come to set the earth on fire. Of course, He didn’t meaan that He wanted everything to burn up. He meant that He wanted the flame of the Holy Spirit to burn in the hearts of people all over the world.
What do you think happens when the Holy Spirit is in someone’s soul? The Holy Spirit pulls us closer to Himself and God the Father and Jesus. When we are closer to God that means we love Him more, and the more we love God the more we will love other people too. We were made to love God and be happy with Him, so we want the Holy Spirit to live in us nad bring us close to Him!
How does the Holy Spirit come into our souls? When we are baptized the Holy Spirit comes into us for the first time. He will stay with us unless we sin and close our hearts to Him. But when we go to Confession He comes back, and in Holy Communion and the other Sacraments He becomes even stronger in us. He comes in a special way in the Sacrament of Confirmation, when He gives us grace and strength to live as grown-up Christians and soldiers for God.
Pray to the Holy Spirit to live in your heart and make you love God more every day!