IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD

From the Province of Alessandria, Italy, 21 December 2012

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
“ In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God “ (John
1:1).

1. “ In the beginning was the Word “. The first phrase of St. John, like lightning, open the
curtain that protect the mystery of God. The veil of the temple, that hide the presence of
Yahweh, is divided in two. Admirable and impressive, but still imperfect the revelation of
God in the Old Testament thus the perfection has only reached in the New.
The Gospel revealed to men the mystery of the intimate life of God. God confide his secret
to his children, to his friends, to his favorites; he confide to me.

The book of Genesis show us God in relation with the created. “In the beginning God
created heaven and earth”(Gen 1:1).Later on the Scripture, God manifest as the Holy, the One Who
is, the Immutable, the Faithful, the One Who loves his people.

But now the Gospel tells us God himself: <In the beginning…the Word was with
God>.Impenetrable, eternal and foremost secret on the mystery of God is revealed to a simple
creature. With an act of love that manifest his entire trust to men, God speak and revealed to be the
Father that generate the Son from all eternity. His Word, his Begotten Son lives in him.
( In silence I adore the Word that “was” before the world existed).

Admiration – Possession – Happiness – Serenity

2. “ And the Word Was with God ”. From the start, the gospel of John revealed us the mystery
of Christ and his identity. The Christ is only one with Yahweh- <<I am>>: the Lord our
God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of true believers, the God that create
and save. Christ is the eternal Word, the living Wisdom of God that the Father lives in him
participate in his life and his perfection and finds pleasure to remain in his love.
My God and Father! Can I participate the happiness to be with the Word, nearest
to you and love by you? Can I find my pleasure together with your Son with the
embrace of a Father?

A Joyful Union

3. “ And the Word was God “. This affirmation make us start like a flash of a lightning. The
Christ whom the gospel tells us the actions and transmitted us the message, is the Word, the
Eternal Son of the Father: God like the Father.
Let us prostrate and adore, all of us who heard these words: the Word is God, Jesus Christ
is God.
Divine Word, Beloved Son of the Father, I believe that you are really God.

Worship – Admiration – Happiness – Joy