A New Challenge: Gratitude and Encouragement, Post 39

Inspirational Quote

John 1:1–14, New International Version

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Gratitude Inducer

I have to admit; I had a panic moment. For some reason, when I laid out the road map for this gratitude and encouragement trip, I missed having a verse and related idea picked for today. So, I was quite grateful for Christmas, as this passage is part of the Christmas traditions I’ve built with my ladies.

As a writer, I find this passage profoundly poetic compared to passages in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. However, I’m even more grateful that, as a Christian, one of the names I have for God is the Word. Through the Word, God created everything. As a writer, I can use words to create worlds and feelings and persuasive arguments.

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