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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was in the
beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not
anything made that was made. In him was
life, and the life was the light of men.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the
light, that all might believe through him.
He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
The true light that enlightens
every man was coming into the world. He
was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him
not. He came to his own home, and his
own people received him not. But to all
who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of
God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will
of man, but of God.
And the Word became flesh and
dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of
the only-begotten Son from the Father.
(John bore witness to him, and cried, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He
who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.’ ”) And from his fullness
have we all received, grace upon grace.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ. No one has ever seen God; the
only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.” John 1: 1-18
“The
Word became flesh and dwelt among us” and the cosmos has never been the
same. All of creation cries out for joy
at the saving act of Jesus. He who is
the light leads us out darkness so that we might not perish but know, love, and
serve Him. We are the children of God
who seek deep, loving union with God. We
experience this union most especially in the celebration of the Church’s
Liturgy, through the Church’s continual worship of God and the celebration of the
Sacraments. “The light shines in the
darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” The light shines to guide a path to the
source, marking the pilgrim’s way to Heaven.
I hope
these writings may assist in that cause, guiding a pilgrim to Heaven. Many months ago a religious introduced me to
the phrase “the evangelization of the imagination”. I have prayed with this phrase since. I hope, in the coming months, to prayerfully
consider God’s voice in the beauty of the world, to evangelize my imagination,
and fall ever more deeply in love with He who first loved me. Through a foundation in the Liturgy of the
Church, I will use these pages to organize my personal prayer, reflection, and study;
hone my craft of writing; and more deeply reflect upon the beauty of God made
manifest in creation. These pages are
most importantly a tool in the pursuit of sanctity.
Let us
pray.
Lord,
open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
In the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen!
