John 1: 1 - 14

Christmas Day

Questions

1) Which words or phrases from the text struck me? What did I find challenging, encouraging, confusing?

2) In this passage God / Jesus is described as “word” and “light”. Which images or descriptions God do I find most and least helpful in enriching my understanding of God’s identity?

3) Do “meaning” or “verb” or any other translations I know / have come across add anything further to my understanding of what John is trying to say?

4) What other understandings of God have I felt the need to challenge? What parts of my own understanding of God have been challenged or changed?

5) Where do I see examples of God helping me to understand or describe the world around me?

6) Where do I see example of God influencing or creating in the world or in my life?

7) Has my faith helped or hindered my understanding of the world and my ability to create the world I believe in?