THE FIRST WI-FI COMMUNICATION
Sometimes
the Church is considered to be very slow to adapt to modern
developments and ways of communication. In the case of Wi-Fi, it is the
world that has taken thousands of years to catch up with the Church. The
Church and the Jewish people before Her have been praying to God with
success for thousands of years, yet it is only in the last decade or so
that Wi-Fi has really taken off in the world. One of the problems with
the world’s adoption of Wi-Fi technology is that it seems to have
distracted us from our need for prayer in our lives.
Jesus demonstrates that even the Son of God needs to put time aside for
prayer. We often see Him prioritizing prayer for Himself and
encouraging His disciples to do the same. We need to give a similar
priority to prayer. Generally speaking, the less time we seem to have
for prayer, the more important it is for us to pray. The busier we are,
the more we should pray so as to ensure that we are placing everything
that we do under the guidance and grace of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus knows this is the day when He will call to Himself His Apostles —
the men who will become His closest collaborators in the ministry of
the Gospel, the men who will continue the work when He has returned to
His Father in heaven. This is a serious event in His ministerial life
and so He wants it guided by prayer. He wants to make extra sure that
His choices are aligned with the Father’s will.
How often do we act without even considering that God may have an
opinion or a word of guidance regarding our planned action? Don’t you
think it might be a good idea to hear what He has to say?
The best thing about God’s Wi-Fi is that we know it does not have to be
powered by signal from a service provider and it is totally free. Why
don’t we take advantage of the guidance of the Holy Spirit whenever we
can? Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL
REFLECTION
QUESTION: When did you last ask God about His thoughts on your planned
action? Do you constantly communicate with Him through prayer?
Jesus,
help me to take advantage of Your wisdom made available to me through
prayer. Help me to listen to the guiding voice of the Holy Spirit in my
life.
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