Acts 4:23-31 / John 3:1-8
Usually when we pray, nothing much extra-ordinary happens.
Of course, prayer is a spiritual activity in which we come into communion with God and our hearts are moved and our spirits are lifted up with hope.
But we don't see unusual things happening like buildings shaking and rocking. On the contrary, if such things happen we will be frightened.
But in the 1st reading, when the disciples prayed, the house they were in began rocking. But they were not frightened because they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they began to proclaim the Word of God boldly despite the persecutions against them.
It was like as if the fear in them was shaken out and the Holy Spirit descended on them and filled them with courage.
We may not feel what the disciples felt during prayer. But as Jesus said in the gospel, the Holy Spirit is like the wind that blows wherever it pleases.
At our Baptism, we are born through water and the Spirit. The Holy Spirit will lead us on in these times, and even though we do not really know where the Spirit is leading us, let us keep praying with faith and hope.
In these times when fear is affecting people, let us pray and boldly proclaim the love of God for the world and especially to those who need to be lifted up in hope.