+(Intro) As this year comes to an end it is good to reflect a moment on those times when we have failed to live up to our Christian calling as children of God.
(After the gospel) To live in the mystery of God taking on our human condition is to allow our lives to be transformed by it. The light that enlightens everyone has come into the world and as we believe in what God has done we are given power to become the children of God.
It is to be born anew, not of natural generation nor by human choice but by the power of God. Grace and truth have come to us through our Lord Jesus Christ and from this fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. So this day is above all a day to be filled with gratitude for what God has done and is doing in each of our lives as we respond with an abiding faith.
1 John 2:18-21; John 1:1-18