The Holy Spirit will teach you

Scripture: Luke 12: 8 – 12

And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but he ho denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rules and the authorities, do not be anxious how for what you are to answer or what you are to say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.

Reaction: Recently one of the women who will participate in our prayer group suggested that even before we officially begin in the fall, we each can start praying individually that the Holy Spirit will be the guiding factor in our group and that we will move where the Spirit leads us. So today as I was leafing through my Bible I caught the words Holy Spirit in the above passage, and decided to use it for my meditation.

My reflections were twofold. First, I know I must continue to have faith in the presence of God in my life. I don’t think that I would ever deny or blaspheme the Lord, but I know that at times my faith does waver, and I must not give into these doubts and lapses. Second, I need not worry what I will say in our group or how it will be organized. I can pray now for guidance and inspiration, but I need not plan out how we will structure the group. Our basic idea was for each participant to read the upcoming Sunday’s gospel reading and then share our reflections with the rest of the group. Many other ideas were proposed, but perhaps starting with a simple reflection is all we need to do for now. When the time comes, I believe the Spirit will show us what to say and how to proceed.