5th Sunday in Lent - The Spirit

The Spirit lives in me. The Spirit moves and has its being in me. The Spirit is my very life itself. The Spirit is my lover. The Spirit is my very living and loving.

In Ezekiel, as a covenant lover, my Lord will have the Divine Spirit put into me that I may live. This accomplished promise is at the heart of our covenant.

A covenant goes beyond friendship; therefore, it is a commitment of two people to always be there for each other.

This scripture talks about settling on my land. It seems to mean that I am grounded where I am most myself in and through and with the Spirit. As written, I am called to be centered in the truest spirit of who I am becoming.

In Romans, Paul expresses Ezekiel as only Paul is so inclined to do. Paul contemplates our covenant with Christ and the very indwelling of Christ's Spirit. He says if you do not have this Spirit, you are not with Christ. This for me is darkness that brings a lack of freedom and a lack of giftedness. I can not ignore the call to choose my essence of being: my Spirit -- Christ's Spirit. I can not exist: I must live. Wherever this living takes me, I am living in covenant union with Christ and His Spirit.

In John's Gospel, he gives us an account of Jesus' raising Lazarus from the dead. With this contemplation, I see that John is really telling me who Jesus is. Can I, unlike the Pharisees, know beyond the knowledge of my human weakness. Sometimes like Martha, I am actively thirsting for my Lord; sometimes like Mary, I am asked by my Lord to be passively attentive to the Spirit's calling; sometimes like Lazarus, I am in the dark night of my soul and all I can do is silently wait "four days" for my Lord.

In contemplating my nothingness, I know beyond words ... MY SPIRIT, my very life itself, dwells in Christ's Spirit.