Tag: John 1

Questions and answers. The questions – who was this? The answers – he knew their name. He saw who they were at their essence. So does he with us today. He calls us by name. He knows us.

“Look and see!” says John the Baptist. He who had been given a special grace of seeing the unseen called those around him to open their eyes and see. To know that this Jesus was God’s Chosen One, the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world.

Have mercy on us, Lord, as we come before you during this season of Lent, pondering the gift and mystery of your coming and saving us.

Today’s poem comes from the point of view of John the Baptist.

Jesus the Word, dwelling among us and making the Father known. Jesus who brings us grace and freedom and salvation. Jesus, without whom we would not observe Lent.

If we believe, we’re born of God. An awe-inspiring thought at the beginning of our Lenten journey. What does being born of God mean to you?

As we start Lent, a time to reflect and to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice, I’ve been pondering John’s Gospel. My aim during Lent is to share some poems based on this unique story of Jesus with John’s emphasis on union with God through the indwelling of Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

May your Lenten journey be filled with insight, wonder, and love.