Nicodemus, Peace, and the Dark Night

N. B. This is a Gospel reflection I shared during a communion service at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Decatur, Georgia, on the evening of April 17, 2023. The Gospel reading comes from John 3:1-8, the story of Nicodemus’s night-time visit to Jesus.

Nicodemus is a smart man. In today’s Gospel he is described as a “Pharisee” but also a “Ruler of the Jew…