Acts 14:5-18 / John 14:21-26
One of the memories of our growing up years is our schooldays.
For 5 days a week and for around 12 years or more, we attended school. It is amazing that so much has been taught to us, our teachers used so many words, and so much information has been transmitted to us, and so much paper was used!
But it may also be equally amazing how much we remembered, or how little we remembered about the subjects we were taught.
Maybe that is why constant revision is necessary, besides the need for acquiring new knowledge and information so as to keep up with the changing times.
Jesus would have foreseen that all He said and taught would not be remembered fully, or even get distorted along the way.
That is why He sent the Holy Spirit to be our Advocate. As Jesus said, the Holy Spirit will teach us again and remind us of all that Jesus said.
In the 1st reading, the disciples had only one thing in mind, and that is to preach the Good News.
Though they faced persecutions and difficulties, and besides the distracting adulation, they were focused on preaching the Good News and on what Jesus taught them.
However much or little we may remember about the teachings of Jesus or about how to preach the Good News, let us remember one thing.
Jesus has made His home in our hearts. Let the Good News begin in that home of our hearts.