Acts 18:23-28 / John 16:23-28
We hear Jesus says in the gospel “Ask and you will receive, and so your joy will be complete’.
That statement does sound too good to be true, but the reality of life is that we have asked and yet have not received.
So we get disappointed, frustrated and even get angry with God.
We expected our prayers to be answered, we expected to receive what we asked for.
But because we did not get what we asked for, we begin to lose faith.
But at the Ascension, Jesus said to wait to be clothed with power from on high.
The days between the Ascension and Pentecost are to be days of prayer.
The Church prays to be ready for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
With the Holy Spirit, we will know what to ask for, and truly our joy will be complete.
So let us pray for the outpouring of Holy Spirit in our hearts with a simple prayer like: Come Holy Spirit.
May we realize that the Holy Spirit is the best and the greatest gift from God.