FORGIVEN AND SAVED IN HIS NAME: EMBRACING CHRIST’S GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON, (1 JOHN 2: 12-17).
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, we are indeed blessed to receive the gift of the Divine Word. We continue our meditation on the first letter of St. John. Today, we meditate on 1 John 2:12-17. In this passage, John reminds us that our sins have been forgiven through the Name of Jesus. We recall the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel told Mary, “ You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.” In the Hebrew language, Yeshua – Jesus means " God saves," "delivers," and so forth. John begins by stating, “ I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of His name .” This is a profound reminder of the incredible gift of salvation we have received through Jesus Christ. Our sins have been forgiven, and we have been made new in Christ. The salvation bestowed upon us through the mystery of the Incarnation is a gift to be gr