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Tag Archives: John 1:1-18
Word and witness
It is only the creative order of the Word, of God, that makes sense of the world, that sheds light on the life of the world. It is in Jesus, in the humility of birth and Incarnation, even in the confusion of the Cross, in the victory of Resurrection, the transcendence of Ascension that we find light in the darkness. It is in the light of the Word that life makes sense, with all of its joy and all of its promise, even its pain; with forgiveness and with justice, in the Word it becomes a story we can live with. Continue reading
Posted in holy days, lectionary reflection, sermon
Tagged Herod, Isaac Asimov, John 1:1-18, R.S. Thomas, Word of God
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Beholding glory
God’s grace and mercy have never left us, passing over us and shielding us from more than we can imagine; but how much glory can we handle, human as we are? Continue reading
Posted in holy days, sermon
Tagged Christmas, Elijah, Glory, Incarnation, John 1:1-18, John 3:16, Moses, nine lessons and carols
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Wordless
Wordless came the Word of God; not silent, as the night revolved around him snuffling, yawning, suckling, sighing, crying out the love of God, wordless, gazing into the eternity between one body and the next.
Posted in advent meditations, holy days, lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer
Tagged Christmas, John 1:1-18, Word of God
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Christmas 2014
On Christmas Eve, we talked about miracles and the veil between heaven and earth rent by angel song and the birth of God, the love of God borne into the world by a baby. The next morning, wondering what to … Continue reading
Posted in holy days, homily
Tagged anticipation, Christmas Day, John 1:1-18, prologue of john, surprise
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Christmas 1
Tomorrow is children’s day at Epiphany – the children are leading us, as in “a little child” etc. For me, poetry is timeless and ageless. The Prologue of St John might be a little obscure to the 6-year-old mind, but … Continue reading
Posted in sermon preparation
Tagged Genesis, God, Jesus, John 1:1-18, Prologue of St John, the word
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A light reflection for Christmas Day
Why do we read John on Christmas morning, instead of one of those cute pageant stories from Matthew or Luke? It is because for John, this is Christmas: that Christ was born before the worlds began, as old as God, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, John 1:1-18, John's Prologue, light, pageant
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