{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-social-jesus-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-promise-of-the-holy-spirit-vdo7S5wE","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Promise of the Holy Spirit","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5aaf7ce8-98a0-41c9-886e-6af646ee92ff/24f1736d-32fd-4e32-9f3e-baab703db9b6/the-social-jesus-podcast-thumbnail.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"John 14:15-21\n\nOur reading also challenges performative or superficial approaches to justice. It is not enough to claim love or alignment with a cause. The call is to sustained, faithful action. Love that keeps commandments is persistent, even when the work is difficult, slow, or costly. It resists apathy and refuses neutrality in the face of oppression. And the promise of being loved and accompanied also offers sustenance. Justice work can be exhausting and disheartening, but this passage roots that labor in deeper relationship. It reminds practitioners that they are not alone; their work participates in a larger movement of Divine love unfolding in the world. Ultimately, this teaching in the gospel of John reframes justice work as a spiritual practice. To love is to act, and to act in love is to encounter the Divine. The work of justice is not separate from faith. It is one of the primary ways that love becomes visible, transformative, and real."}