It is 13th April 2021.
The readings are from Acts 4:32-37; Psalm 91; John 3:7-15.
There is no ideal Christian living without adequate sharing from the heart.
Sharing makes us more humane and brings us closer to the heart of God. The earliest account of sharing everything for the welfare of the common good is reported in the first reading. Charity travels faster than wind and heard like lightening all around the world and beyond. Someone informs and praises the person to God for being charitable. The Church spread far and wide because it has two wings; one is evangelisation, and another is charity. A person who has a heart of sharing word and deed admired by people as well as God. Is it practical to do what the earlier Christians did? As we forget to share with the needy, so we ourselves become more needy and greedy. Peace and blessing come only by authentic sharing. Success and spiritual growth happen only in the environment of sharing the resources with the other.
The responsorial Psalm praises, “The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.” (Ps. 93:1).
In the Gospel, Jesus reminds the liberation and liberty of the Spirit of God that can flow to all. “The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So, it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (Jn.3:8). Charity is the outward sign of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God inspires and leads us to be charitable even to the extent of surrendering our life for the humanity. We all can be born in the Holy Spirit like Jesus through our sharing and caring of the other. Forgiveness flows into a charitable heart. To be born again means to become like the person God wants us to be. God wants us to believe that we have not given as much as we can be. May the Lord open our hearts and lives to share all with everyone especially with the poor and the needy and the sick. Have a lovely day. God bless you.