Thanksgiving week has my thoughts gearing up to write about the many blessings in my life. While this is probably the expected direction to take, my mind
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ghost story
“They thought they were seeing a ghost.” Luke 24:37
The apostles thought that Jesus was a ghost. He was not. Yet the apostles were on to something profound in thinking of the presence of a ghost. A “ghost” was in the upper room, the Holy Ghost, and the apostles would be filled with this Holy Spirit in seven weeks at Pentecost in that same upper room (see Acts 2:4). Jesus and the Holy Spirit opened the minds of the apostles to understand the Word of God. Then the apostles brought thousands to the Lord at Pentecost (see Acts 2:41).
During this season of Easter, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are likewise working in you to open your mind to the understanding of the Scriptures. May the Spirit also lead many to understand God’s Word through you. “Receive the Holy Spirit” (Jn 20:22) and immerse yourself in the Word of God. Make the Word of God your home (Jn 8:31). Allow Jesus to open your mind to the understanding of the Scriptures through the daily Mass read