Gifts ungiven

"There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light." John 1:6-7


In today's reflection we read about John. John was the first witness of Jesus Christ. The moment John saw Jesus he called him "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world ... who will baptize with the Holy Spirit."

I can't say that the first words out of my mouth after meeting Jesus were nearly as dramatic. I don't think that I could be that bold today and proclaim Jesus the Son of God to a crowd of strangers. However today's reading shows us the importance of being bold in our witness of God, because while Jesus came to us with the gift of salvation the next time he will come to "separate the wheat from the chaff."

As children of God we have been given these amazing gifts of salvation and the Holy Spirit and we should be working as hard as we can so that others may also share our gifts and not be condemned for eternity.