“Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in Him, returned to Galilee; and His reputation spread throughout the countryside.”
Luke 4:14
Grace and Peace!
Today the world is becoming more and more saturated with programmes in which experts teach and train us how we can become physically fit. In the passage of the Gospel that we have chosen for today’s reflection we hear another kind of fitness, another kind of power mentioned - the power of the Spirit. In fact, every time we seek to triumph over temptation, overcome sin, we seek this spiritual power. How can we achieve this? Jesus shows us the way. It is by humbling ourselves with prayer and fasting that we become powerful in the Spirit. Are we weak? Are we depressed? Do negative emotions overpower us? Do we want to come to the help of others? Let us have recourse to fasting and prayer, which guarantee the power of the Holy Spirit for each one of us.
Praise God!