What better words to consider on the first Sunday of 2014. We hear them at the beginning the book of the beginning of the Bible. "In the beginning God....." The gospel of John picks up the theme in its first verse. "In the beginning the Word....." John want us to know, right from the outset, who Jesus was by using words which would have caused his readers to sit up a listen. They know those words very well, and then, he changes them to draw his readers into a new story, a new chapter, a new understanding of who God is. At the beginning of this new chapter in our lives, this new year, it is good to be reminded of what was, what changed, and what will be.Tuesday, December 31, 2013
In the Beginning....
What better words to consider on the first Sunday of 2014. We hear them at the beginning the book of the beginning of the Bible. "In the beginning God....." The gospel of John picks up the theme in its first verse. "In the beginning the Word....." John want us to know, right from the outset, who Jesus was by using words which would have caused his readers to sit up a listen. They know those words very well, and then, he changes them to draw his readers into a new story, a new chapter, a new understanding of who God is. At the beginning of this new chapter in our lives, this new year, it is good to be reminded of what was, what changed, and what will be.