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Sacred & Secular

Close Enough to Refuse

John’s unsettling vision of a God who risks rejection rather than coercion

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Paul Ian Clarke
Dec 23, 2025
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A photo from a dawn service in Somerset, by the author.

Welcome to today’s reflection.

This week, I’m sharing a short sequence of readings shaped around the opening of John’s Gospel. Yesterday, we lingered with the mystery of the Word. Today, we sit with what happens when that Word is not received.

Thank you, as always, for reading alongside me.

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