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 is born into this world for you today. 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 you humble yourself before God? Are you silently doing our
share to help Jesus advance His mission in this world? Do you invite others 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 educate
them about the birth of Jesus today and the reason why He was born into this
world.
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