Six Sunday of Easter-C

Six Sunday in Easter
Once there was an old priest in a remote village known for his devotion and hard work. Even Vatican was impressed at his dedication and they sent reporters to interview him as they wanted to use his story to inspire other priests. So the reporter looked at him and asked the secret to his dedication and hard work. The old priest said, "Two things my son...two things, Coffee and Rosary". Then he leaned back on his chair and yelled towards the kitchen: "Rosary! please bring in two coffee".
Today's Gospel reading invites us to know that the indwelling of God in every one of us.
Dear friends in Christ, every time we come to Church, we are given a special blessing by God Almighty to know that He is always with us. Every time we come to Church and receive any of the Church's Sacraments, there Christ assures us that He will never abandon us. Yes, dear friends in Christ, God who sent His Son Christ Jesus to us continues to shower upon us His Holy Spirit.
Today one of the great social and ethical problems of our time is 'Isolation'. Today more than 25% of all adults live alone. Spouses, parents and children live as virtual strangers to one another. We especially see children eating alone, playing alone and dealing with their chellenges alone. This is very unfortunate and we never need to be alone at all.
Christ who was sent by His Father to be with us, the one who died for us and the Mighty one who came back to life us is always with us. yes, Christ is with us and that is why, every time we celebrate Mass and other spiritual celebration, we say, "The Lord be with you" and others respond saying, "With your spirit". The only thing what we have to do is let Christ come into our lives and then we will see great things happen to us.
Saint Francis of Assisi was an ardent advocate of the doctrine of the indwelling God in man. God's presence is in every person. Once he met with a man who refused to believe in God. As the saint was walking with the non-believer, they met with a blind person. Saint Francis looked at him and said, "what would you do if I restore your sight?" The man said, "I will follow you for the rest of my life.  I will serve you for the rest of my life" . At that point, Saint Francis of Assisi looked at the non-believer and said, "why don't you love God who created you with sight".
There is an invisible force namely the presence of God that directs us to do everthing. Even what we see and understand the visible world is not even ten percent and how could we understand and know the invisible world. All we have to give ourselves to Christ and He will give us the Holy Spirit to know the truth.
Once a little boy saw his grandpa being sad and asked why. The grandpa said, "Son, there are two wolves fighting in me, the good one and the bad one". The boy asked, "Which one is going to win, grandpa?" The grandpa said, "The one I feed the most".
Conclusion:
Which one we are going to feed the most, the material world or the divine world. As we come to know more and more the indwelling presence of God in us, then we do not need to go after things, people and perishable things, they all come to us. yes, it is because what belongs to God comes to God and since God dwells in us, they all come to us. So let us see God and His presence and then everything will be given to us. Amen.