Acts 16:11-15 / John 15:26 - 16:4
The human heart has been described in many ways, from hard-hearted to kind-hearted, and also many other descriptions in between, like soft-heart, cold-hearted, faint-hearted, etc.
So not every heart responds in the same way to a word or an action or to an emotion or to a principle.
So what is objectively true and good and right and just, may or may not be perceived as such.
In the 1st reading, we heard that Paul preached to a gathering at a prayer meeting. And among those who listened to Paul, the Lord opened the heart of one woman, Lydia to accept what Paul was saying.
The response that she gave was amazing such that she invited Paul and the rest to come and stay in her house and she would take no refusal.
The truth, that that encompasses what is good and right and just, has the power to open hearts so much so that they will even open their homes, as in the case of Lydia.
There is no further mention of Lydia after this account, but it can be said that she went on to be a witness of the truth as she carried on her life and in her business of the purple-dye trade.
In the gospel, Jesus said that He will send the Spirit of truth to us and in turn we must be witnesses of the truth.
Let us pray that our hearts will be opened to the Spirit of truth and to experience the power that will strengthen our faith.
Then we will be open to the promptings of the Spirit and open the other areas of our lives to the Lord.