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Our Brothers of the Society of St. John the Evangelist and so we have a particular dedication
to the fourth gospel and to its witness, it's a unique witness among the gospels. All of
the gospels are important. They all teach us about Jesus and illuminate who He was and
why He came and what He accomplished in a variety of ways. We find a particular affinity
with the gospel of John, the fourth gospel. And as our rule says as we come into this
community, we'll learn to love and appreciate this gospel. In the chapter, in one of the
chapters of our rule it says, "If we are truly called by God into this society we can be
sure that the gospel of John will be an unfailing source of life and light for us. If we become
intimately familiar with it by prayer and study, its riches will prove to be limitless.
In times of difficulty when we're tempted to turn away, we should trust that this gospel
will be our rock and mainstay."
And I certainly experienced that. My life has very much been shaped by this gospel and
by its message. And this is the purpose of our six-week video series here to try to share
this gospel with you and its message about love and life. The title of our series is
Love Life and we want to talk about the abundant life that Jesus promises us in this gospel.
And we'll be looking at it through a variety to themes: revelation, invitation, participation,
collaboration and location. We'll look at those themes over the course of the six weeks.
But we'll be really sharing from our hearts what this gospel means to us and what we believe
it can mean to you all.