Journey to Wholeness
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
A reflection on 1 John 5:5-13 for Friday after Epiphany: John proclaims three enduring witnessesโthe Spirit, the water, and the bloodโthat testify to Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the source of victory over the world and eternal life.… Read the rest
… Read the restIn the beginningย was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
The eternal Word leapt down from heaven, becoming flesh to illumine our darkness with divine light and life.… Read the rest
… Read the restHe proposed another parable to them. โThe kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.
… Read the restNow I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church, of which I am a minister in accordance with Godโs stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past.
In the beginning was the Word,
John 1:1
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
The Father is in me
and I am in the Father.
Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 12:28-34
After the exodus from Egypt and its polytheistic culture, Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness to begin a long journey of divine pedagogy and discipline.… Read the rest
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
John 1:9
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… Read the restAll things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.