Gospel: John 1:1-18
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him.
But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God.
And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only-begotten Son, full of grace and truth.
John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The only-begotten Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, has revealed him.
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Reflection:
What is the best New Year’s resolution that you could ever do? The best resolution is for you to be like John who humbly prepared the way for Jesus. John brought people to Jesus, John never told the people of his time to stay with him. He pointed to Jesus as the one that they must follow and not himself. Are you capable of doing this?
Are you up to the task of guiding others to Jesus and do you have the motivation to gently speak about Jesus to your fellowmen? If we have the fear of speaking we could also simply live the life of Jesus and that is more than enough already to point others to Jesus. There are people who cannot read and there are some also who cannot hear therefore it’s how we live that we could best bring them to Jesus.
Some of us may say that to share Jesus is not my job it’s for the exclusive domain of deacons, priest, bishops and nuns. But no, by virtue of our baptism we have already been empowered to share whatever we could share about Jesus and our Catholic faith. But have you shared Jesus and your Catholic faith?
This New Year make it your resolution to share and live Jesus. Be not afraid to share Him for He will be with you and the Holy Spirit who makes everything possible will be with you also.
Therefore be like John who shared Jesus and who pointed to Jesus as the Anointed one. Use facebook, instagram, twitter and many other means of communication to advance the teaching of the greatest teacher who ever walked this earth.
Don’t you want to become an agent of change for Jesus this 2015? Of course you want! - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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