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Easter Season · Second Sunday of Easter · Year B

1 John 1:1-2:2

The Word of Life

Saint Joseph the Carpenter, Georges de La Tour
Saint Joseph the Carpenter, Georges de La Tour, c. 1642Musée du Louvre, Paris · public domain

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“God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5)

Just as the Gospel of John begins with a prologue (John 1:1–18), so do the letters. In both, the Word ( logos ) is the central theme. Here too the Elder introduces some of his principal concerns: the reality of the incarnation, eternal life, and fellowship with the community of believers.

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John testifies to the Word of life he has seen and touched, calls believers into fellowship, and promises that if we confess our sins, God is faithful to forgive and cleanse us.

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