“It is easy to love.. It is easy to love!
Why? – because God is Love” (Kuya John A.)
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This evening, SFC Central’s service team for the Regional Conference gathered together at our Recollection. My heart has been looking forward to our brothers and sisters to gather as one for the final send-off before recon for the past wks as the blessed memories of past recollections before previous conferences came to mind.
As Pentecost was just celebrated last Sunday, each of us present tonight were very blessed to receive the grace of hearing the Lord’s voice loud and clear through our anointed speaker.
We had the opportunity to revisit our anchor Scripture verse, John 21: 15-17, visually in a video clip. We were able to take time to reflect on our posture leading up to this beloved Re-Con. We were blessed to hear much needed reminders- the gift of Counsel and we received the Lord’s love, consolation, and mercies through encouragement, only by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
The Lord met each of us where we were.. spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally. He only desired that we lifted up our whole hearts to Him, that we offered it all to Him, “Lord, this is what we have. Please take it, we surrender it to You. All for Your glory. Trusting always in Your Love.”
We worshipped together, this precious gift of praising our Almighty Father as sisters and brothers, one family. And not only through the joyous, powerful, and amazing gift of music and song; we came together even more intimately in smaller groups to open up and share our hearts with one another. And, we were given time to reflect and discuss how the Holy Spirit has moved in our lives and when we’ve last experienced a Pentecost like those did in the “Upper Room”.
We experience Pentecost every time we let our hearts speak “Come, Holy Spirit, come!”, when we open our hearts to receive the Holy Eucharist and precious Blood of Jesus Christ during the Holy sacrifice of the Mass, and simply, truly, every moment we’re blessed with life for we are baptized in the Holy Spirit and profess our faith in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
May we continue to open our hearts to yield to His Holy Spirit that we may be filled, bear His fruits, ask & receive every Gift!, so that we always recognize He lives, abides, dwells within us and each other, that we will never cease in praying for each other, and only grow in purity, faith, hope, and the LOVE our God gives freely!
Thank you Blessed Mama Mary for your constant care, protection, and intercession!
St. Peter, the apostle, pray for us.
Amen.