Holy Family, Year C – 2024-2025
Sometimes, those around young people say that they do not know what/who they are.
But if we are honest, the same can be said of many people who are no longer young!
Those adults do not understand themselves; they try to find out what they truly are.
They are searching for their real identity.
In the 2nd reading of today’s celebration, the apostle John has a message for the first Christians.
His message is addressed to all of us as well (1 John 3:1-2,21-24).
He writes:
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us,
that we should be called children of God!
And that is what we are!”
John goes on to say that the world does not know us as such, but do we truly realize that this is indeed what we are?
The apostle insists: “That is what we are!”
And he adds:
“We know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is.”
God has made of us his children.
He, the Father, has lavished his love on us.
One day, we shall be like Christ.
We will see him as he is.
Perhaps, as we are about to enter a new year, it would be good to make of these 4 lines… our Creed –
a way of proclaiming our faith in who God is, yes, but also in who we are!
The conviction that this our true identity will provide us with a way to overcome our sadness, our discouragement, our feeling of unworthiness…
Let the words of John continue to echo in our minds and hearts: “That is what we are!”
Note: Another reflection is available on a different theme in French at: https://image-i-nations.com/sainte-famille-annee-c-2024-2025/
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