Gospel of the Day

Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint John 1:1-18 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  
He was in the beginning with God.  
All things were made through him, and without him nothing was made that was made.  
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.  
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not receive it.  
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all through him might believe.  
He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.  
That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.  
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.  
He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.  
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name:  
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.  
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.  
John bore witness of him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.'”  
And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.  
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.  
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

But a lot!

There may be situations that make me uncomfortable in life, and I might complain about them, but that is completely unjust. Here and now, I am going to realize what it means for Jesus to be with the Father in heaven for all eternity and suddenly leave heaven to come into the world to live a life among creatures, or should I say worms, sinners (which is what we are without Him). Can one love more? Can anyone love someone more?  
I can imagine the brutal leap it must entail to move from our life to the life of heaven, as I cannot even begin to imagine what that leap must mean but in reverse. We must love a great deal, but a great deal, a lot. But a lot, to give it.

Applying to Married Life:

Carmen: Today I confessed about the number of times I am unjust to God every day.  
Jaime: Unjust? Why?  
Carmen: For every time I have complained. It is unjust for me to complain when the Lord loves me so much, and He does not complain about what He has had to do for me.  
Jaime: You are right. The least we can do is to suffer for our own sins. I think we should be in constant gratitude and praise to Him.  
Carmen: That’s it. That’s what I had to confess.  
Jaime: I will keep that in mind for my next confession.

Mother,

Let your spirit rejoice in God. May we do the same. Blessed be the Lord who loves us so, so much.