WE SAW HIS GLORY

PRAYER MOMENT

Thursday 31 December 2015

WE SAW HIS GLORY

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “The Word was made flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory that is his as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1-18)

Reflection. Finally, we stand back and “do theology” about what happened at Christmas. John’s approach is not to describe Bethlehem, angels and shepherds, but to ask, what does it all mean? And he simply says, “The Word became flesh and we saw his glory.” What glory? Was it the moment he was transfigured on the mountain? Maybe! But more likely it was the revelation of God among us. Or, more sharply, the revelation of someone so human he was divine. The thrill, as we end the year and begin afresh, is that we humans have a capacity we can hardly dream of. Call it glory. Call it what you like! But it is our ability to become divine, to share in the life of God.  

Prayer. Lord, as we begin a new year, help us to always recall that we are made for you and will always be restless till we reach you. Amen.