Acts 14:5-18 / John 14:21-26
In our conversations and interactions with others, we will try to understand what they mean by what they say.
But it is not just the words that we are paying attention to.
It is also about how they say it, the tone of their voice, and their body language.
When we pay attention to these aspects, we would be able to get a better and fuller understanding of what the other person is saying.
In other words, we not only listen to what the other person is saying, we also try to feel the other person’s words.
In the gospel, Jesus said that whoever loves Him will keep His Word and He will make His home in the person’s heart.
And the Word of God will speak to the person in the heart.
In the 1st reading, Paul saw that the crippled man had the faith to be cured.
Paul saw what God wanted him to see because the Word of God in his heart spoke to him.
As we listen to God’s Word in the scriptures, may the Word of God find a home in our hearts.
There, in the depths of our hearts, God will speak to us and show us what He wants us to see.