Jesus calls on us to have
faith and repent. He explains that the Kingdom of God is near. The Kingdom is
here in the form of the Holy Spirit. Just as the Holy Spirit is seen descending
from Heaven to land on the earthly Jesus at His Baptism, so we all receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit at our Baptism. God through the Holy Spirit, wants to
guide our lives and be in a relationship of holy love. Since the Holy Spirit
cannot bear to be around the un-holy, we must repent and seek forgiveness to be
in a relationship of holy love with the divine.
1. The
challenge of a holy love relationship
God had a challenge when He created us. Love is a choice. In order for
us to be able to chose to love God, God had to give us free will and the possibility
of not choosing to love Him. The point is that God loves us so much, and
wants a holy love relationship with each of us so much that He decided to take
a huge risk.
