THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE VOICE THAT SPEAKS IN COURT WILL SPEAK FOR YOU.
THE SPIRIT OF YOUR FATHER WILL SPEAK THROUGH YOU IN EMERGENCY.
"Jesus said to his Apostles: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.
"But beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans.
"When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
"Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
"You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.
"When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.” (Matthew 10: 16 - 23).
Friday 12th July in the 14th Week in Ordinary Time.
We reflect on the awesome promise of Jesus to His present and future disciples.
"When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
Brethren, I love this promise. I have enjoyed it a number of times. The first time was in college when I was facing a panel of hostile lawyers. Suddenly I took aim at their top gun and shouted "What you say has no point in law." I did not know what I was saying. But those words changed the tide of the confrontation.
St Paul wrote:
"At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. . . . The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. (2 Timothy 4:9–22).
My brothers and sisters, trust the Lord Jesus, He delivers in all His promises.
The Church honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in July.
“Every time a creature offers up this Blood by which he was redeemed, he offers a gift of infinite worth, which can be equaled by no other!”. (St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi).
Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ purify and heal us.
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