Wednesday Within the Octave of Christmas December 31, 2003 Scripture: 1 John 2:18-21; John 1:1-18 Reflection: Light, truth, word are all images we can be so familiar with that we can sometimes forget the richness buried beneath the surface. These words are all applied to Christ by St. John. The Church chooses to put the readings together today, one focusing on truth and the other focusing on word and light. The deeper meaning behind each of these words can call each of us to new life, new vision, new meaning, new call to conversion. How open am I to this? How do I let this word of God, Jesus, affect my life and actions today? Where in my life today is Jesus asking me to look with more light? Where is he asking me to look with his eyes on situations I might not want to change? What truth about myself or another is he asking me to accept today? What is his personal call to me today? Suggested Action: Today, remember: no matter where Jesus calls me to recognize him, he calls me always to remember that he is the initiator. He is the creator. He it is who makes all things new. I have but to respond to his love. Sister Roberta Mary Harding, I.H.M. Silver Spring, Maryland

Where in my life today is Jesus asking me to look with more light? Graphic: Sr. Elizabeth Mary Wallace, IHM