Gospel in Art: The Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you

Lessons of Hearing, Photograph by Laura Makabresku, 2021, Photograph © Laura Makabresku artist

Source: Christian Art

Gospel of 24 November 2025
Matthew 10:17-22

At that time: Jesus instructed his Apostles: 'Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.'

Reflection on the Contemporary Art Photograph

In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us that "the Spirit of your Father will be speaking in you" when we bear witness to our faith. Our contemporary artwork captures this beautifully: the Holy Spirit, depicted as a dove, leans close to whisper divine words into a woman's ear as she sits quietly beneath an icon and a crucifix in a simple, bare room. The photographer, Laura Makabresku, is a Polish visual artist known for her poetic imagery that blends dream, myth, and faith. Her photographs often explore themes of spirituality and the sacred hidden within everyday life. This image conveys beautifully a visual prayer.

Our Gospel reading reminds us that the Holy Spirit does not merely speak to us IN prayer, He speaks THROUGH us. When we share our faith, the Spirit Himself gives us the words we need. Jesus knew that His disciples would face great challenges in proclaiming the Good News, and He promised they would never have to do it alone. The Holy Spirit would be their voice, their strength, their courage.

That same Spirit is alive in us today. We, too, are called to be brave witnesses to Christ, not only in what we say, but in how we live. As Max Lucado once wrote, "To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether." May the Holy Spirit give us the grace to live so authentically that others see in us the living witness of God's love.

LINKS

Gospel in Art: https://christian.art/
Today's Reflection: https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/matthew-10-17-22-2025/
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Video: The Art of Remembrance - From The Monuments Men to The Last Post: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53644