We are in the season of revelations and by loving one another we can reveal God to others. Our reflection from the daily Mass.
BIBLE READINGS: You can find the readings for 8 January here (Universalis Website)
Tabloid newspapers love an ‘Exclusive.’ That celebrity interview, an inside story, something that no other newspaper has. After all, they may be in the business of reporting news, but they’re also in the business of making money. In a world where social media often gets there first, there is an even greater challenge for the mainstream media.
As the church, we are in the season of revelations. The feast of the Epiphany confirms that whilst the mystery of Jesus is revealed to the Magi, it is not an exclusive revelation. Jesus is revealed to the whole world. Yesterday’s gospel showed how Jesus drew people from all across the region and beyond from different countries and cultures. In today’s gospel reading, Jesus is revealed as a prophet to the thousands in that desolate place as he feeds the crowds with food in abundance. On Sunday, we will celebrate the Baptism of the Lord when Jesus is revealed as the Beloved Son of the Father.
Jesus continues to be present in the world today. In the letter of St John, we read. “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.” With changed lives, and loving one another, we are called to manifest Christ, to reveal him to others. May we receive a renewed revelation of the Lord, have our faith strengthened, and our lives revived for God is love—and “whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” Let us not keep that knowledge to ourselves.
Mass today is at St Dyfrig and S Samson Church at 10am
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