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 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 Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, has revealed
him.
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Reflection:
Do you perceive the presence Jesus in your
life? Do you feel His abiding love and care? Jesus was born into this world for
you. God so love you that He became human like you. He walked in this world and
mingled with the ordinary people of His time. For what reason did God do this?
The reason is no other than love, God so love us dearly that He willingly gave
His only begotten son for us.
Jesus descended
into this world through Mary to let us know that He is not a distant God. To
let us know that He is a God amongst us, a God who walks with us and a God who
is always there for us.
If through His birth Jesus humbled Himself
for us so that we may live and have life, in what way do we humble ourselves for
God? Are we silently doing our share to help Jesus advance His mission in this world?
Do we invite our fellowmen to go to church for Holy Mass so that they too would
feel the love of God?
In this day of the birth of Jesus the
church is teeming with people for Holy Mass. However some or many of them don’t
have a personal relationship with Jesus yet. They are there because they’ve
grown with this holy tradition. If we know someone who is like them it would be
noble therefore if we would gently teach them about the life of Jesus and the
reason why He was born into this world.
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