John 1:3b, 4: What has come into being in him was life, and
the life was the light of all people.
Every Easter morning the daily office catches me by surprise
with the Prologue to the Gospel of John, words we associate
with Christmas--"In the beginning was the Word." Yet
Incarnation, the Word made flesh, would mean nothing
without the Day of Resurrection. As Anglicans we are often
known as people of the Incarnation, but immersion in
incarnation would mean nothing without the power of
resurrection.
When the divine became human, everything changed. Life
came into the world--life that is finally the light of all
people. We have journeyed through the Forty Days of Lent,
wrestling with the darkness that seeks to overcome the light.
We have wept at the foot of the Cross as Jesus, the light of
the world, died a fully human death in all its agony. Now
after the grief of these dark days, life and light return, and all
creation is new.
Christ is risen, and we are risen. Life that is true life is ours.
Light that is true light radiates from our Risen Lord to each
of us. May the light of Easter Day spread to all people.
Alleluia.
Psalm 148, 149, 150; Exodus 12:1-14; John 1:1-18
These Lenten meditations were written by the people
of St. Barnabas' for the people of St. Barnabas' as part
of our recognition of the 50th anniversary of the founding
of this church. We hope that you will find them helpful
in your own Lenten devotions.
