Holy Spirit, help me know my Saviour, Christ the Lord…

 
1John 2:22-28 & John 1:1-18
 
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord…” So sang the angels on Christmas night proclaiming the birth of the Christ Child, God incarnate, come in human flesh to redeem humanity from the darkness of evil in its existence.  As we head into a new year, the 2023rd Year of Grace, do we know who our savior is?  Do we know the One who shines light into the darkness of this present age, and indeed all ages past and future? Do I truly know Jesus Christ – his character, his beliefs, his values, his personality and his soul – so that I can walk intimately with him, and share with him all that I have and all that I am?  After almost seven decades of life, I sometimes feel that I am only beginning to my Savior, who is Christ the Lord. At times I even forget that he is not only capable of saving me and healing me when I turn to him and ask, but frequently I invest time and energy seeking out other people, plans and projects, entertainments and experiences for insight and guidance, and even temporary ‘healing’.  This year, I pray that I will be more mindful of my Saviour and  all the mercy and truth he holds out to me, and to all humankind.  This year, will I so cultivate my relationship with Christ Jesus that I get to know him more clearly, love him more dearly and follow him more nearly?  Holy Spirit, help me know my Saviour, Christ the Lord.
 
If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he has promised us, eternal [and abundant – John 10;10] life.  
(1 John 1:24, 25)
 
Jesus’ freedom is not the freedom of the liberal. It is the freedom of the Son, and thus the freedom of the truly devout person. As Son, Jesus brings a new freedom: not the freedom of someone with no obligations, but the freedom of someone totally united with the Father’s will, someone who helps mankind to attain the freedom of inner oneness withGod.  
― Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives
 
 
Soli ad gloriam Dei
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