Salvation

 

The Spiritual Waiting Room

Salvation

Cross   Resurrection

Believe   Truth   Confess

God So Loved The World

Deliverance

(Photo and poem by Kathy McNamara)

Scripture: John 3:17

God did not send Jesus into the world to condemn the world. Jesus came to save the world.

Reflection

We all search for salvation. We are looking for the meaning in life and our ultimate purpose. Why am I here? What is my destiny?

Jesus comes with a simple message: the Good News. He has come to bring us to salvation. God has sent Him to let us know that God loves us and wants only good for us. 

He calls us to follow Him by loving others. God does not want anyone to be condemned, to be hurt, to be lost. He wants us all to accept the Love He gives and to share that Love with others by accepting them, welcoming them, and caring for them.

We sometimes get an image of a God who wants to punish us and judge us. Jesus corrects that false image by revealing the depth of God's Love for us. It was a Love that is so complete that Jesus offered His life for us through His suffering, death, and resurrection. He held nothing back. He gave Himself to us completely.

We are delivered from self-centeredness, worry, and fear. God offers us salvation---a Love that will never end. 

1. What is your ultimate purpose in life?

2. Why do you think Jesus came into the world?

3. Did you ever think of God as wanting to judge you and punish you?

4. How do you think of salvation?

5. What do you see as you contemplate Kathy's photo?

(Scripture adaptation, reflection, and questions by John J. McNamara)