The Gospel for Wednesday of the sixth week of Easter is taken from John 16:12 15 Jesus said to his disciples, I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of Truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine. For this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.

This passage in a way underscores the need for something like the Holy Spirit, because we cannot understand and accept the fullness of reality when we simply aren’t ready. And the readiness is something that comes about slowly. It is a growth in understanding and consciousness of how the world works, who God is, and who we are in Him. And the more that evolves, the more open we become to the depth of the mysteries that have to become a part of us. The Holy Spirit’s work is to guide us on that journey. Foreign Closing Prayer Father, we continue to evolve, to change, to be open to more things than we ever thought we could ever understand.

So bless us with patience and understanding of how this all works, that we can be truly receptive to each new insight that the Holy Spirit sends to us. And we ask this in Jesus name, Amen.