Renew, is a wonderful word and that is the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ left us when He sent us the Holy Spirit! A spirit of renewal is a spirit that allows us to start anew never being stuck in the old habits of sin. We can shed off the olf self and become new again and again in Jesus. This does not mean we can just go about doing bad things and taking adantage of God's wonderful mercy, but that we can and should recognize those things that pull us away from our calling to be HOLY (whole). We were created with the dignity of being made in the image of God, a God who took on human flesh and died for our transgressions.
What an awesome, mighty, merciful, God to love us so much! Let us embrace the Holy Spirit today and serve one another with unreserved love and care. Jesus loves us this way, he is a connected, living God through His spirit of newness. He is the Ancient God of old made new through the Incarnation and through His Spirit of Love.
He has conquered all of the old pagan thoughts and false gods, He has conquered all pains and hurts in our lives to make us new again. This is what is meant by being reborn, not reincarnation, not being born over in flesh. How do we know this, because we have a personal God who came down from His Heavenly throne and used His human mouth and words to tell us so. he said we would be reborn through baptism by water and by fire through our confirmation. he sent tongues of fire upon His Earthly church to strengthen them and us to become His soldiers of love and sacrifice.
He was taken up at the Ascension and He sent His angels to say: Do not stand around looking for Him, He will return as He has gone. We are to be doing His work of renewal now until He comes again in glory giving until it hurts to our brothers and sisters in need. the world is starving and looking for God in many, many wrong places these days. Eastern thought of old has become "New Age" ideas which misguide and lead many down old pagan roads. People worship creation instead of the creator, the universe instead of the The One Universal God. St Paul said, people would believe in myths instead of sound doctrine and we can see this today.
Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your faithful enkindle in them the fire of your love, send forth your spirit and they shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the Earth.
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