Divine Life – Now and
Eternal
In this
Liturgical Year A, the Gospel readings on feast days that mark some of the
major aspects in the life, ministry, and mystery of Jesus Christ can be taken
as opportunities for us to deepen our appreciation of the profound impact of
God’s love on us.
One of the
Gospel readings for Christmas is the Prologue of John’s Gospel. Here, John proclaims, “The Word became flesh and
made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s
only Son” (1:14).
Then just
last Sunday, for the Solemnity of Trinity, we heard, “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” (3:16).
And
today, for the celebration of Corpus Christi, Jesus tells us, "I am the
living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live
forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world"
(6:51).
In the
Eucharist, the mystery of the Incarnation – God’s Word made flesh – continues to
be a reality for us. The love of God for
us is so great that in the Eucharist, Jesus shares his divine life with
us. In the Father’s only Son, present to
us in the Eucharist, we have, even now, eternal life, the life of God’s
children.
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