A Personal Reflection by Fr. Brian:
When I was growing up, in the 1960’s, I remember watching sporting events on television and whenever the camera would show shots of the crowd, inevitably there would be someone, sometimes with brightly-colored frizzy hair, holding up a sign which simply said, “Jn 3:16”.
After I saw this more and more, I began to wonder what this scripture passage said. So, I looked it up and there it was, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that we might not perish, and that those who believe in Him may have eternal life.”
I began to think about this passage because many of the other Christian churches would promote it. Not so much in the Catholic Church, however.
But, guess what! Jn 3:16 is the gospel for Trinity Sunday this weekend. It is also part of the story of Nicodemus and the story of baptism. I’ll reflect more on this tomorrow, the Feast of the Holy Trinity. But for now, let’s just ponder the true meaning of this much-famous passage.
May Almighty God bless you, + In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Blessings, Pono & Pule!
Fr. Brian Guerrini, ss.cc.
Priest
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