Acts 16:11-15 / John 15:26 - 16:4
Life is like a cycle of day and night.
During the day, we walk with confidence under the sunshine.
In the night, we would rather stay put as we do not know what dangers are there out in the dark.
We can say that such is the cycle of our faith too.
It is like a cycle of day and night.
In the 1st reading, as the disciples preached the Good News, they were warmly welcomed by devout people who offered to take care of their needs.
But in the gospel, we hear of Jesus telling His disciples of persecution and expulsion and martrydom..
But Jesus tells us that we must hold firm in order that our faith will not be shaken.
So, there will be the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, the ups and the downs.
But just as in the cycle of day and night, may we also know that when thing change, let us put our faith in God who is changeless and everlasting.
He will guide us along the day and protect us in the night.