Part V
Jesus answered: “In all truth I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above. ‘John 3:3. We have to be born again in the Spirit of God. ‘For your new birth was not from any perishable seed but from imperishable seed, the living and enduring Word of God. ‘1 Pt 1:23. The Spirit gives us birth in the living and enduring Word of God.Jesus is the Word existing from the beginning. “In the beginning God created heaven and earth. Genesis 1:1 (NJB) This is the beginning St John the Apostle explained in his Gospel. The Word was with God in the beginning and in Him was created everything in the earth and in the universe. ‘1. In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2. He was with God in the beginning. 3. Through him all things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him. 4. What has come into being in him was life, life that was the light of men; 5 and light shines in darkness, and darkness could not overpower it. ‘ John 1:1-5 ( NJB) From the Book of Genesis or from the beginning Jesus was with the Father and God created man in the image of Jesus. How much love Heavenly Father has shown us by giving His own Son to us. On 27th December we celebrated the Feast of St John the Apostle and Evangelist. At Holy Mass the priest explained St John’s closeness to Jesus. “St John was sitting at the foot of Jesus. Why ? To listen to the voice of the Word of God. He was very close to Jesus’s heart. We become close to our friend when we love him or her. Love is the most important factor which determines our closeness to God and man. Love, love, love.. nothing else can satisfy our Lord.”
