Janurary 2024 In Focus: Be Inspired
January 15, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.
Click to view this In Focus sectionWhat does it mean to be inspired? For people of faith, like the writers of Scripture, it means to open themselves up to the breath of God, and become instruments of the Holy Spirit – as St. Paul describes – collaborators with God.
In the letter of St. Paul to Timothy, the saint writes, “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work. God is its principal author, with the writer as the human collaborator.”
Like the authors of Scripture, those who listen to the small, still voice of God in the Holy Spirit, often find themselves called to act for God’s purposes, for the good of others and are both empowered and strengthened to move forward in the face of difficulties. Inspired by God they reflect the wisdom of Psalm 37:23-24: “A person’s steps are made secure by the Lord when they delight in his way. Though they trip up, they won’t be thrown down, because the Lord holds their hand.”
Inspiration is a gift of the Holy Spirit, one that grows through prayer and God’s grace, and, through God’s human collaborators, brings light into what is often a dark world.
Submitted by Mary Morrell, Contributing Editor
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Click to view this In Focus sectionWhat does it mean to be inspired? For people of faith, like the writers of Scripture, it means to open themselves up to the breath of God, and become instruments of the Holy Spirit – as St. Paul describes – collaborators with God.
In the letter of St. Paul to Timothy, the saint writes, “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work. God is its principal author, with the writer as the human collaborator.”
Like the authors of Scripture, those who listen to the small, still voice of God in the Holy Spirit, often find themselves called to act for God’s purposes, for the good of others and are both empowered and strengthened to move forward in the face of difficulties. Inspired by God they reflect the wisdom of Psalm 37:23-24: “A person’s steps are made secure by the Lord when they delight in his way. Though they trip up, they won’t be thrown down, because the Lord holds their hand.”
Inspiration is a gift of the Holy Spirit, one that grows through prayer and God’s grace, and, through God’s human collaborators, brings light into what is often a dark world.
Submitted by Mary Morrell, Contributing Editor