There is a very deep teaching in today’s reading,
taken from the opening of St. John’s Gospel. There is so much depth here and
much to reflect on. God is described as the Word and as Light. The Word is that divine energy, Creator of the
universe, Being, God, Father and Mother of all things. John
tells us that no one has ever seen God, but through Jesus, God has been made
known. There are wonderful lines in the passage, written for all of us, to
convey the message that God lives among us yet even though God created the
world, the world still does not know him. God is involved in humanity; God is
not somewhere out in the universe watching; God is involved with us. Today can
you spend some time reflecting on the deep words of this passage? Perhaps
reflect on where have you seen God in the world around you? Where is God
present for you? Invite God more deeply into your life.
‘Lord,
humanity today wants to live independently of you, and even Christian speak as
if you created the world and then left it to its own devices. We thank you for
the teaching of St. John reminding us that all things come to be only because
you speak a Word, and that every single thing that exists today has its being because
that Word continues to be spoken in it, and the only way that anything which
has come to be has life today is because your Word lives within it.’ (Michel de Verteuil)
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