Acts 16:22-34 / John 16:5-11
For busy people who manage their own schedules, there is this worry and anxiety.
And that is there will be a double-booking of appointments at the same time slot.
And we know that this is not an imaginative anxiety.
It is a reality because it has happened before, though it may not be that frequent.
But that is enough to make us keep checking and updating our schedules and appointments.
But that also tells us that we cannot say “yes” to two appointments at the same time.
Nor can we be at two different locations at the same time.
In the gospel, Jesus says this: I must tell you the truth: it is for your own good that I am going, because unless I go, the Advocate will not come to you.
Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to be with each of us .
Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus will be present with each of us.
And united by the Holy Spirit, we will be able to be in communion with each other and fulfil God’s plan for ourselves as well as for the Body of Christ.
Indeed, it is for our good that Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit.
And the Holy Spirit is truly the best gift for each of us as well as all of us.