Saturday, 2/25/17
Our reading from Sirach speaks of humanity’s special role in
creation. It says, “God created man in
his own image.” It also says, “He
created in them knowledge of the Spirit”
St. John, In the opening verses of his Gospel, dwells on the
same thoughts. Let’s look at three
of John’s similar assertions.
First, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God. And the Word was God.” This verse had a specific meaning for John’s
primary Greek audience. John here used the Greek word for Word, which was “Logos.” For them it was the same as our
Mother Nature. It was the divine Spirit keeping all things running smoothly. John here is asserting that the natural world bears God’s stamp.
Secondly, “All things came to be through him.” That is
saying that orderliness of all Nature is the stamp of God, its maker, who is pure
orderliness.
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