Congratulations to Yvette Debono for illustrating the power of the Cross (November 10). Hereunder I am proposing the Power of the Holy Spirit in the words of the Patriarch Athenagoras:
For those who believe in God no explanation is necessary
Without the Holy Spirit, God is far away
Christ remains in the past
The Gospel is a dead letter
The Church is a simple organisation
Authority is a dominion
The missions are propaganda
The cult an evocation
Christian behaviour the morals of slaves
But with the Holy Spirit the cosmos is elevated
The groans of the birth pains of the Kingdom are heard
The risen Christ is present
The Gospel is the power of life
The Church means a communion
Her authority is a service
The mission is a Pentecost
The liturgy is a memorial and an advent
Human actions are divinized