-=Pentecost=-

Something spiritual happened to me today.  I can't say I know for sure, but I literally felt something different in today's mass.  The words of today's reading really hit me.  In short, I've drifted so far from God, and he put me back on track:

My purpose for language learning is far greater than simply learning them as I was reminded of this when hearing these words from the Acts of the Apostles: 

"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim."

As well as the responsorial psalm which is based on Psalm 104:30:

Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

During the homily, the priest mentioned how the apostles were ordinary men sent to the ends of the earth, like how St. Thomas went to India.  Their only 'prerequisite' to doing such amazing things was the Holy Spirit, not some kind of special degree or education.  Interestingly, he also referred to the importance of mysticism, which is a word that I never heard about from a Roman rite priest (perhaps this is coincidence?). Also, I'm referring to Christian mysticism in case someone is confused by this.  It was as if I was listening to an Orthodox priest for a moment there.  He even talked about how the Church has become so focused on academics rather than on contemplative prayer. I guess much of this is nothing new to me, but his words literally opened my eyes.

I had attended an evening Mass elsewhere today, due to not waking up early enough to attend Mass at Myeongdong, and I literally feel as if I was supposed to go to this particular Mass.

I had some things that were tempting me away from God, but after having been to Mass, I can see that these things literally pale in comparison to God.  There certainly are things that I want, but I knew in my heart, I was trying to grasp for some sort of 'power'.  Today, God helped me let go of these idols.