Holiness: the habitat of the Holy Spirit (HOMILY FOR THE 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A MAY 2023
HOMILY FOR THE 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR A Acts 8:5-8.14-17; Ps.66; 1Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 “ _If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the father, and he will give you the Holy Spirit”_ (Jn.14:15) Holiness: the habitat of the Holy Spirit Today, the liturgy talks about the Holy Spirit. This talk with continue till Pentecost and run through the end of the Easter season. So, in a sense, we can say that we have entered the season of the Holy Spirit. Interestingly, there seem to be an established hunger for the Holy Spirit in the hearts of many Christians today. Possessing the Holy Spirit is something some Christians are proud about. It is believed that possessing the Holy Spirit enables us to see in some extra-ordinary ways, do some extra-ordinary things and live a more victorious life over our enemy, the devil. When we consider the gospel reading of today, we see that these expectations are not out of place. Jesus himself said that receiving the Holy Spirit is...