The WORD today reminds me that God is with us all year round.
Today
we are on the last day of the year. And as we end the year, we also see the
readings tell us that the end is near. Come to think of it, everyday we are
getting one day closer to the end. However, even though the first reading talks
about the end, we see the opposite in the gospel. The gospel tells about the
beginning - that God was there from the beginning. This is a great reminder
that God is with us always – from the beginning until the end.
God is with us all year round.
Children,
it is the last hour;
and
just as you heard that the antichrist was coming,
so
now many antichrists have appeared.
Thus
we know this is the last hour.
….
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 came to be through him,
and
without him nothing came to be.
The
psalmist tells us how we should act that God is with us all year round: Let
the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
No
matter what the situation is. No matter how tough it may be, or how happy it
is, God is always there. It is an assurance, especially during tough times,
that God is there. This should make us glad. This should inspire us.
As
we end the year, we have experienced a lot. A lot of joys and triumphs, and a
lot of hardships and challenges as well. But throughout all these things, in
all situations, there is one thing constant – God.
We
should never forget that he is always with us, and will always be with us
whatever we go through in life
What
are the most memorable moments of 2019 for me – both joys and sorrows? Did I
feel God being with me all throughout the year? How? What can I do to make his
presence more alive and real in my life? What does knowledge of Him being
always there bring me?
May
we always be glad, knowing that whatever we go through, God is with us.
Father God,
Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live.
And thank you for another year. Thank you for 2019! As we close this year, I
want to thank you for always being with my in my journey. Thank you for all the
blessings. Thank you for all the victories, joys and triumphs I experienced in
my life. Thank you for your goodness. Thank you for reminding me how loving you
are and how loved I am. I also thank you for all the challenges and hardships,
for these things made me stronger and made me cling to you more. Sorry for the
many times I forget you. Sorry for forgetting that you are there, especially
when times are tough. Remind me. Increase my faith. Lord, I ask that you
continue to be patient with me, that you continue to be with me and mold be
until I become more and more like you. May I continue to walk in faith and walk
with you. Amen.
Blessed Day!
In Christ,
-g-
December 31 2019
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The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas
Lectionary: 204
Lectionary: 204
Reading
1 1 JN 2:18-21
Children,
it is the last hour;
and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming,
so now many antichrists have appeared.
Thus we know this is the last hour.
They went out from us, but they were not really of our number;
if they had been, they would have remained with us.
Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number.
But you have the anointing that comes from the Holy One,
and you all have knowledge.
I write to you not because you do not know the truth
but because you do, and because every lie is alien to the truth.
and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming,
so now many antichrists have appeared.
Thus we know this is the last hour.
They went out from us, but they were not really of our number;
if they had been, they would have remained with us.
Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number.
But you have the anointing that comes from the Holy One,
and you all have knowledge.
I write to you not because you do not know the truth
but because you do, and because every lie is alien to the truth.
Responsorial
Psalm PS
96:1-2, 11-12, 13
R.
(11a) Let the heavens be glad and the
earth rejoice!
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name;
announce his salvation, day after day.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult before the LORD.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
The LORD comes,
he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name;
announce his salvation, day after day.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult before the LORD.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
The LORD comes,
he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Alleluia JN
1:14A, 12A
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us.
To those who accepted him
he gave power to become the children of God.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us.
To those who accepted him
he gave power to become the children of God.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel JN
1:1-18
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 came to be through him,
and without him nothing came to be.
What came to be through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race;
the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
A man named John was sent from God.
He came for testimony, to testify to the light,
so that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but came to testify to the light.
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world came to be through him,
but the world did not know him.
He came to what was his own,
but his own people did not accept him.
But to those who did accept him
he gave power to become children of God,
to those who believe in his name,
who were born not by natural generation
nor by human choice nor by a man's decision
but of God.
And the Word became flesh
and made his dwelling among us,
and we saw his glory,
the glory as of the Father's only-begotten Son,
full of grace and truth.
John testified to him and cried out, saying,
"This was he of whom I said,
'The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me
because he existed before me.'"
From his fullness we have all received,
grace in place of grace,
because while the law was given through Moses,
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The only-begotten Son, God, who is at the Father's side,
has revealed him.
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things came to be through him,
and without him nothing came to be.
What came to be through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race;
the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
A man named John was sent from God.
He came for testimony, to testify to the light,
so that all might believe through him.
He was not the light,
but came to testify to the light.
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world came to be through him,
but the world did not know him.
He came to what was his own,
but his own people did not accept him.
But to those who did accept him
he gave power to become children of God,
to those who believe in his name,
who were born not by natural generation
nor by human choice nor by a man's decision
but of God.
And the Word became flesh
and made his dwelling among us,
and we saw his glory,
the glory as of the Father's only-begotten Son,
full of grace and truth.
John testified to him and cried out, saying,
"This was he of whom I said,
'The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me
because he existed before me.'"
From his fullness we have all received,
grace in place of grace,
because while the law was given through Moses,
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God.
The only-begotten Son, God, who is at the Father's side,
has revealed him.
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