12 January 2025 - Only By Grace Reflections
#OnlyByGraceReflections #CFC #CouplesforChrist #BaptismoftheLord
NOTE: Please click the Subscribe key on YouTube and press the black notification bell to receive the daily reflections. Or, open in YouTube for easy access. View and Like. Thank you.
Show More
TOPIC: WHAT WOULD CHANGE IN MY LIFE IF I TRULY BELIEVED, EVERY DAY, THAT I AM GOD’S BELOVED CHILD?
First Reading: Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7 or Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 104: 1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30
Second Reading: Titus 2: 11-14; 3: 4-7
Alleluia: Luke 3: 16
Gospel: Luke 3: 15-16, 21-22
Today’s Gospel invites us to believe in our anointing as beloved children of God entrusted with a mission and empowered by God.
John acknowledges that his role is to prepare the way for Jesus, the true Savior, demonstrating a profound sense of purpose and humility. Jesus’ baptism shows us that even He, though sinless, chose to identify with humanity and submit to the will of the Father.
The voice of God affirming Jesus as His beloved Son reminds us of our own identity as beloved children of God, especially through the grace we receive in baptism.
This is the 1722nd installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings.
[NOTE: Let us listen to our brother Israel Silud, Regional Coordinator for East Asia, as he brings us today's reflection.
All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s Facebook page. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]
