Reflection for FRIDAY, Seventh Day Within the Octave of Christmas.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Word of God
John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth .
Today's Reflection
There is this saying that "all's well that ends well".
It means to say that a person can forget about how unpleasant or difficult something was because everything ended in a good way.
As we come to the last day of the year, we may want to think about how this year has been for us.
Whatever we may want to say about this year, let us be thankful that we are able to be here to offer worship and thanksgiving to God.
Also how we started off the year may not be as that important as how we ended off the year.
But of course, to start off well and to end off well would be the most ideal.
The gospel brings us back right to the very beginning as it presents the Word, who was with God and who was God.
And the Word was made flesh and lived among us, radiating glory of God and bringing us grace and truth.
So Jesus wants us to know that He was with us when we started off the year, just as He is with us now as we end off the year.
Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, He is the beginning and the end.
May we begin everything with Jesus, and will be well as we end off everything with Jesus.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day.
We close this year with gratitude for the Lord's help and we open our hearts to his grace for 2022.