Good morning, Good People!
May the Lord give you peace and blessings. It is 05th June 2025.
We meditate on Acts 22:30, 23:6–11 and John 17:20–26.
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1)
A pastor once gathered his associates, collaborators, parish council, finance committee, and various ministry leaders for the annual pastoral planning meeting. The focus was not only on visioning the year ahead but also on tackling the growing parish debt, worsened during the pandemic. As tensions rose and discussions grew intense, suddenly an angel appeared before the pastor. The angel said, “You have served with faithfulness, sacrifice, and love. Now choose one of these blessings: infinite wealth, infinite fame, or infinite wisdom.” Without a moment’s hesitation, the pastor replied, “I choose infinite wisdom.” The angel nodded, granted his wish, and disappeared. The room fell into awed silence. Eventually, the parish council leader turned to the pastor and said, “Please, share a word of your newfound wisdom.” The pastor looked around the room solemnly and said: “I should have taken the money.”
This light-hearted story gently reminds us of a deeper truth: our words are the cream of our thoughts—they can bless or break, heal or hurt, unify or divide. In a time of division, confusion, and fear, it is the wise and Spirit-filled word that protects, heals, and builds.
So how do your words shape your world today? Do they build or break? Do they unite or scatter? Do they reflect the heart of the Triune God?
Saint Paul, standing before his accusers, chose his words with prudence and clarity. The Holy Spirit used his statement to turn confusion into opportunity. The divine plan unfolded not in spite of human flaws, but through them. God strengthened Paul in a vision, affirming his mission to bear witness in Rome just as he had in Jerusalem.
Our audibility must not be mistaken for audacity. What matters is not volume but vision, not dominance but discernment. To speak is easy. To speak in love, with unity, is divine.
The Holy Trinity itself is our model of perfect unity and love. Jesus, in His high priestly prayer, longs for us to be united as He is with the Father—a unity so deep it becomes a witness to the world.
Bishop Klaus Hemmerle once wrote:
“I wish each of us had Easter eyes—able to perceive in death, life;
in guilt, forgiveness; in separation, unity;
in wounds, glory;
in the human, God;
and in God, the human;
in the ‘I’, the ‘You.’”
Jesus’ most intimate desire is revealed in His final prayer: that we may all be one. Without unity, evangelisation becomes a utopian dream. A divided family cannot build a united Church. A fractured community cannot bear witness to the God of mercy and communion.
If our words cannot heal, unite, and inspire, let us hold our tongues in reverence until they are baptized in love.
“Holy Father, I pray not only for these, but for those also who through their words will believe in me. May they all be one. Father, may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you,
so that the world may believe it was you who sent me.” (John 17:21)
May your day be filled with unity and peace. May your words sow only what is true, good, and beautiful. And may God bless you abundantly.