John 1

Thank you, Father, for your grace and the gift of faith to believe and to receive Jesus and be born of you. Born of you, God, my Father. Not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but born again by your will, Father.

Jesus was with you in the beginning, and everything that was made was made by him. In him, is your divine eternal life, and that life is the light of men. Now your light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not comprehend the light, but the darkness cannot overcome the light either.

You, Lord Jesus, became flesh and lived among men. Men and women saw your glory. They testified to your glory.

Now by your Holy Spirit, Jesus, you dwell in me. You are my Lord, and I am your slave. A slave to the freedom that is mine in you, Christ Jesus: a freedom full of grace and truth.