John 3:16 (NRSV)
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Verse 16"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
Devotion
Many people find it hard to live with mystery. We often try to explain away our fears and solve the mysterious, exerting control over the unknown by describing it.
The biggest mystery in life is God. Mysterious not in the sense of being unknown, but in our being unable to find words to describe God. A great deal of late night oil has been burned, attempting to describe how God works. This most famous reading from John’s Gospel gives a clue to understanding, or at least knowing, the Three-in-One God. It is love. God is best known in the loving relationship of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to us.
The Father, who creates the world, in love also restores.
The Son, who is obedient in love, literally loves us to death.
The Spirit, who serves in love, calls gathers and enlightens, so that we might know this love and share it with others.
Prayer
Loving God, Three in One, help us to live in the mystery of your love, and as we grow in our knowing, to share your love with all around us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.