Messiah Checkpoint #1: The Gospel of John

There are no readings today, but there is an introductory video to the next material with Fr. Mike Schmitz and Jeff Cavins. It seems rather odd to me that we are taking a break from the Old Testament narrative and jumping into the Fourth Gospel. Yet, that's the program, so I'm going with it and hopefully will understand this detour later.

The BIY Companion, Vol I, gives some good commentary on this "Messiah Checkpoint":

John shows that Jesus is the One who fulfills all of the prophecies and promises of the Old Testament. In Jesus, God "has a face" and dwells among his people. As Jesus says, "He who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9). In the Old Testament, to see the face of God would result in death, but in his Son Jesus, God reveals himself completely and brings us into an intimate relationship with him. (p. 211)

That's all for today!