In today's reading (1Jn 2:22-28), the sentences are rather circular, but one in particular stood out for me:
"And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life.
I write you these things about those who would deceive you."
This
is a good reminder to us that the promise we receive through Jesus is
one of hope, hope in eternal life, and that we need to be careful about
allowing ourselves to be misled.
We
are deceived if we start thinking that this world--what we see around
us--is all there is. We are deceived if we think that how we treat each
other doesn't really matter. We are deceived if, knowing about God, we
choose to ignore him.
That promise of eternal life isn't a ticket to do whatever we want.
Seriously, don't talk yourself out of believing in God because you have been unable to rationalize your way to him.
We
have just celebrated the Incarnation of Jesus, God in the flesh. Soak
that in. Let's be careful not to reduce this to a man-made holiday,
when, in fact, Jesus is God-given love for all.
Janet Cassidy
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