(Personal note: I'm posting this while I'm on a retreat at Holy Cross Monastery. Follow along at http://georgevisitsholycross.blogspot.com/ to see what I'm doing.)
The Bible passages take us on a quick summary of Jesus' early ministry - His birth, baptism, testing in the wilderness, and His acknowledgement of his call to go out into His ministry. This time span (birth to going out) was His formational period.
It's the same with us. After birth and baptism, we're formed in faith by our parents, by people in our church, and by our own trials and temptations. But our formation is incomplete if we stop there. God calls us on to greater work, and we must (after our formation) acknowledge it and act on it.
What is the spirit of the Lord upon you to do?
For me, the spirit of the Lord is upon me to help lead a group of youth on their faith development.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me to guide and provide for my family.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me to find ways to serve Him through others.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me to resist temptations and turn to his forgiveness and grace when I fail.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me to share my faith through actions (and if necessary, words) to others I come into contact with through work and play.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me to continuously learn about him and find ways to carry out this mission.
And finally, the spirit of the Lord is upon me to worship Him through every phase of my life.
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