Paul writing to Colossians says to the followers of Christ, “Be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven’t stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works.” (1:9)
Of all the responsibilities and great offices that Jesus filled, that of teacher must be top of the list. We can recall the Sermon on the Mount, his visual lessons where he spoke of salt, sparrows, lilies, candles, eyes, hands, feet, lamp stands, cities, gifts, prisons, heaven, earth, Jerusalem, rain, sunshine, neighbours, enemies, hypocrites, and a thousand other common things.
Through his teaching he gave us his divine wisdom. It was the truth that He taught that made the obedient glad, the disobedient angry, the stubborn defiant, and the strong fearful. Having started this work among the first disciples, Jesus promise of the Holy Spirit enabled his teaching to be shared with all who would follow him.
So the Holy Spirit is the Teacher; we the pupils; our Instructor, and we the apprentices. The Holy Spirit not only teaches facts, lessons and truths, but also teaches us how to live our Christian lives with divinely artistic skill. If we are listening, the Holy Spirit is teaching us constantly. Our responsibility is to listen, to obey, to internalise and put into practice the truths He is teaching us.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And you will renew the face of the earth.
Lord,
by the light of the Holy Spirit
you have taught the hearts of your faithful.
In the same Spirit
help us to relish what is right
and always rejoice in your consolation.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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