The Word

John 1:1-18

God
Three in One
Together from the beginning
Creator, Son and Spirit
Together, unified, One.

The Word was with God,
The Word was God.
The world was created by Father and Son
The world was created by God.
Nothing was created without the son
Present with the Father.
Through Him came life
Through Him came light
And the light was brought to creation,
To all of the beloved children of the Father.
The light shines,
Stronger than the darkness.

A messenger was sent, named John.
He was a witness to the light
He was sent so that we might believe.
He held up the light, proclaiming its brightness,
Proclaiming its presence.

The Word came to the world
And yet we did not recognize him
We were blind to the light.
Those who believed
Those who believe
Are claimed and adopted by the Father
Children of the light.
Born of God.

The Word became real,
Giving up God-status
To become one of us.
We, like John, become witnesses to the light
Proclaimers of the light.
We see the Word,
And we call it grace,
We call it truth.

Through the Word
We received grace
Grace upon Grace
Life abundant.
The people who were children of the law
Are now children of grace and truth.
We are spoken into being by God,
And receive life through the Word.
We do not see God.
We have not seen God,
But our blindness is lifted
By the Son
By the Word.
The Word, close to the Father’s heart,
Born of a Virgin,
Sent to live among us
To be light.
To make God known to us.