FR REMI HOMILIES/REFLECTIONS AND SERMONS

HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 5TH WEEK OF EASTER Acts 16:1-10; Ps.100; John 15:18-21 Discover how God speaks to you From the first reading of today, we understand that in the missionary endeavours of the disciples and the early Christians, they remained open and docile to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. They allowed the Spirit of God to take the lead and direct them to where the gospel must be preached at every point in time. They never chose a place based on its viability or the generosity of the people but on the direction of the one who owns the mission. While Paul and Timothy travelled through Phrygia and Galatia, they understood that the Holy Spirit did not want them to speak the word at Asia. When they attempted to go into Bithynia, they also understood that it was not the plan of God for them. But when Paul saw in a vision, a man of Macedonia, he understood that they Lord wanted them to go preach the gospel in Macedonia urgently. The point here is that the disciples had a manner...