1 John 1:22-28 / John 1:19-28
Human beings are mortal and hence we are also perishable.
This is a reality that we have to be aware of as we live out our lives.
But the desires and the pleasures of life often distract us from this reality.
We forget about our mortality and live like we won’t perish.
For John the Baptist, he was aware of his identity and his mission.
He is a witness and he is to prepare the way for someone greater that he is.
So to all the questions that the priests and the Levites asked, he answered in the negative.
Finally he quoted the prophet Isaiah that he is a voice that cries out in the wilderness to prepare a straight way for the Lord.
A voice is like life that comes and goes.
But if the voice is given by God, then the voice also carries a message.
Our life comes from God and the purpose of our life is to witness to God’s love.
And like John the Baptist, we also prepare the way for God’s love to come into this world.
May God’s love increase in us and may we also decrease in our desires for this world.
Then we will understand our mortality and prepare ourselves for the eternity that God wants to give us.