A sower went out to sow....

In our Gospel today, Jesus speaks of the experience of the Holy Spirit like that of the wind – unseen, yet powerful; invisible, yet felt. The Holy Spirit who is the gift of the risen Jesus to us by virtue of his Paschal Mystery was the unseen power that enabled the disciples to transcend the “ego limits.” From men lacking understanding, from men who use to debate on who is the greatest of them all, from men lobbying on being seated to the left or the right of Jesus, the disciples began to be men of communion. The account of the first Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (4:32-37) describes for us how the disciples shared things in common and how they became encouragement to one another. Thus, they lived the mandate given by Jesus during the Las supper, “Love one another as I have loved you.”

What “ego limits” do I have to transcend as Christians living and witnessing to the Risen Lord?