Meditation Minute

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.”

 

Gospel Reading: John 3:13-17

 

Jesus said to Nicodemus: “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”  For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

 

In today’s Gospel reading, we hear one of the most popular bible verses of all – “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.” But it also tells us that God sent Jesus to us not to condemn us, but to save us from our sins. He sent his only Son, to suffer and die for our sins and on the third day He would rise again to save us from the fires of Hell. Jesus is the light that came into the world to show us the way to the Kingdom of Heaven. God sent his son to be our beacon so that we might be saved.  Jesus is the example which will lead us to eternal life.  He burdened the cross to free us from our sins so that we might find eternal life with his Father in Heaven.  He does not condemn us for our sins, but frees us from the our earthly bonds which can lead us to the fires of Hell. To find Christ, we must be willing to imitate his life and ultimately his sacrifice.    

 

A Simple Prayer

 

Christ Jesus, you are the gift which saves us from our sins.

You are the light which leads us to the gate.

Strengthen our will so we can find the light of God.

 

Yours in Christ

Michael Marcon