Wednesday, January 2, 2008

A very brief response to John 1:1-118

Christmas 1, Year A RCL

Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Galatians 3:23-25;4:4-7
John 1:1-18
Psalm 147 or 147:13-21

"In the beginning was the word, and he word was with God, and the word was God." (John 1:1)

"And the word became flesh and lived among us." (John 1:14)

The beauty and richness of John’s Gospel prologue does not need my voice to reinforce is message. One only needs to sit and reflect on the ever widening reach of Christ’s presence as it is described here. A presence that stretches from the beginning of time into the moment of incarnation – in-fleshment and dwelling among us and into a time beyond our knowledge toward which we are always moving.

In this Christmas season for this is still a season of Christmas, one that began on Christmas day, rather than ended, I invite you to hear John’s words as a reminder that God came into this world as an act and offering of love; a love so deep and so strong that its presence was with us from the beginning and will remain with us until the very end.

And may that great love feed you, nurture you and bless you throughout this new calendar year – so that you might turn to one another and know the Christ, in flesh, dwelling among us.

“No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.” Amen.

Delivered by the Rev. Mary Catherine Enockson
The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, Rock Hill, SC
December 30, 2007

1 comment:

*kate said...

Amen. Very uplifting! Thank you

*Kate
http://www.cominguprosemary.com