Reflections
“My Spirit upon my servant.”The task/ministry we assume in the Church is the work of the Spirit. It is good to see our work/ apostolate/ministry—whatever we call it—as an extension of the saving activities of Jesus. We are instruments of the Spirit. We are its co-workers. And it is the Spirit that direct us and strengthens us. It is not our work. When we con- ceive it this way, we do it tirelessly and with more enthusiasm. We tend to be more caring.It is not difficult to know if the Spirit is operative in the task that we perform.St. Paul identifies for us the fruits of the Spirit’s presence in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, fruitfulness, and self-control (Gal 5:22). They all go together—a package deal. One cannot be missing and the others present. Where the Spirit is, we will find them all. We will always have them no matter how difficult, or challenging, the task is. These fruits of the Spirit are signs, or indicators, that the Spirit dwells in us, that the kingdom of God is settled in our heart.
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