Daily Waiting on the Holy Spirit

Scripture: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.2 And five of them were foolish, and five wise.3 But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. Matt 25:1-4 Douay-Rheims

Reflection:  One of the fascinating ceremonies in an Indian culture is the breaking of the coconut to inaugurate an occasion.  The loud noise of the breaking of the shell may be one factor but the other is the virginity of the coconut that is untouched because of the hard shell that surrounds it.  Purity and virginity is greatly celebrated by many cultures and religious traditions.

It is not enough to be a virgin or pure to enter into the bridegroom’s glory. What is required is a lamp with an additional flask of oil to keep it going.  In other words it is achieved by preparing ourselves to wait and carrying the necessary accessories of waiting.

Just like a vessel that receives water so also we are called to be a lamp to carry the oil of the Holy Spirit that God pours into our hearts.  And just like a big vessel that demands that we wait patiently in order to be filled so also we are called to that big flask waiting for that oil of the Holy Spirit to be filled in ourselves. Patient endurance and waiting in prayer is the beginning and key.

You are not going to meet the bridegroom straight away. You are going to prepare yourself to meet the bridegroom and thus will end up really meeting the bridegroom. This is so because the bridegroom has opted to delay himself thus giving enough room, time and space, in all patience, so that we have all the time in the world to prepare ourselves to receive him.   

Prayer:  May we find ourselves watching and waiting in prayer each time we sit at your feet Lord Jesus.

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