HOLY SILENCE

A short reflection to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. Read: "[He] charged them ... to wait for the promise of the Father ... you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:4-5). "All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer ..." (Acts 1:14). "[You] shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses ... to the end of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Ponder: What makes spiritual waiting so difficult for me? Do

Today, we hear of the magi - these kings, scholars, and spiritual seekers - who discover and bear witness to the fact that the universe changed at the birth of Jesus. Given what we, ourselves, have seen, heard, learned, and experienced, we too have to tell the world what we know to be the truth. Therefore, through prayer and sacrifice, sacrament and knowledge, each and every day of our lives we choose to serve God and one another. This is our witness. This is our joy. This is