In him was life, and the life was the light of all people.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. (NRSV)

In him was life, and the life was the light of humans, The light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness has never grasped it. (DNW)

Thank you, dear Jesus,
for all you have given me,
for all you have taken away from me,
for all you have left me.

Thomas More (c.1478-1535)

He was in the beginning with God.  All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. (NRSV)

When things began, this one was close to God, . Every single thing came about through his doing, and without him nothing came about, not one thing. (DNW)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NRSV)

When things began ‘the Word’ already was, and the ‘Word’ was always intimately close to God, and the ‘Word’ was one with God. (DNW)

O Lord Jesus Christ, stay beside me to defend me, within me to guide me, before me to lead me, and above me to bless me, that with you and in you, I may live, and move and have my being, for ever and ever. Amen.
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