Jesus and the holy spirit: Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them. John 7:38

The Gospel of John relates that Jesus secretly went up to Jerusalem for the festivals of the huts, and there, although he tried to go unnoticed, he gave a lot to talk about, because many wondered who Jesus was, whether a prophet, a good man, or a fraud.
And like many prophets of ancient times and following the teaching given to the Samaritan woman when the Lord asked for water to drink from a well, Jesus spoke of that living water which is the holy spirit, the spirit of wisdom. A spirit that when poured into men quenches the thirst of God, that is why it is a source of living water, and most probably when Jesus spoke of this water he was referring to the promise of the Christian Pentecost. But many did not understand the words of Jesus, because without the spiritual gift of fear of God (constancy, firmness, devotion), it is impossible to perceive with the heart the truths of Jesus, the Lord presented the Kingdom of Heaven, the dominion or empire of God's perfections, as the free action of the spirit that should come after his departure. In essence, this "living water" that is a grace, a charisma, and that Jesus mentioned is, in practical terms, the contemplative life, the eternal life: "This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God", John 17:3.
With these words, Jesus presented himself as the true source of life and knowledge, in the gospel:
"On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ´Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.´ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified" John 7:37-39.

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