John 3:16-21
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
And this is the verdict,
that the light came into the world,
but people preferred darkness to light,
because their works were evil.
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light
and does not come toward the light,
so that his works might not be exposed.
But whoever lives the truth comes to the light,
so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
Iniibig ng Diyos ang sanlibutan.
Juan 3:16-21
16Ito ay sapagkat sa ganitong paraan inibig ng Diyos ang sanlibutan kaya ipinagkaloob niya ang kaniyang bugtong na Anak upang ang sinumang sumampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapahamak kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. 17Ito ay sapagkat hindi sinugo ng Diyos ang kaniyang anak sa sanlibutan upang hatulan ang sanlibutan. Sinugo niya ang kaniyang anak upang ang sanlibutan ay maligtas sa pamamagitan niya. 18Siya na sumasampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi hinahatulan. Ang hindi sumasampalataya ay nahatulan na sapagkat siya ay hindi sumampalataya sa pangalan ng bugtong na Anak ng Diyos. 19Ito ang hatol: Ang ilaw ay dumating sa sanlibutan at inibig ng mga tao ang kadiliman kaysa sa ilaw sapagkat ang kanilang mga gawa ay masasama. 20Ito ay sapagkat ang bawat isang gumagawa ng masama ay napopoot sa ilaw. Hindi siya lumalapit sa ilaw upang hindi malantad ang kaniyang mga gawa. 21Siya na nagsasagawa ng katotohanan ay pumupunta sa ilaw upang maihayag na ang kaniyang mga gawa ay ginawa sa pamamagitan ng Diyos.
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GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD. God does not simply love; God so loves the world. These two letters make a lot of difference. God gives His only Son: so that we may be saved, so that we may have life. It is not enough to love; we have to love so much. We can love or like games, places food, clothes, pets, and computer. But to so love will involve our whole self towards other selves, not things. To so love means to give our all and withhold nothing.
And why does God love so much? Not because God gets something from us or because we are lovable. God loves because it is God’s nature to love! God cannot help but love. It is the best when we love not because we have reasons to but because loving is the only reason and becomes natural for us since it is our nature to love.
A Zen story tells of an old man seeing a scorpion floating helplessly in the water. He stretches out his hand to rescue the drowning creature. As soon as he touches it, the scorpion stings him. Instinctively, he withdraws his hand, but then stretches it again to save the scorpion. Once again the insect stings his hand. A passerby, watching the whole process, shouts at the old man, “Hey, stupid old man. What’s wrong with you? You could kill yourself trying to save that ungrateful scorpion.”
“My friend,” the old man replies, “the scorpion’s nature to sting does not change my nature to save.”
Breathe deeply and smile naturally the whole day.
SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2011,
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