John 1:12-13 – Born by the Action of God


But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God,  who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. (NRSV)

But to all who received him, he gave them the right to become children of God – to those who believe in his name – they were born not as the result of a blood-line, nor physical desire, nor a man’s choice but by God’s action. (DNW)

O Love, O God who created me, in your love recreate me.
O Love, who redeemed me,
fill up in me whatever part of your love
has fallen into neglect within me.
O Love, O God, who first loved me,
grant that with my whole heart,
and with my whole soul,
and with my whole strength,
I may love you.

Gertrude the Great

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