The Incarnation

“And the Word was made flesh.” John 1:14a Incarnation! What a miracle, and what a mystery! It means: coming into or being clothed with flesh. We might, of course, also speak of the birth of Christ. However, that is not enough. The mere word—birth—does not express what really happened in that wonderful stable. Every person who ever lived was born. There’s nothing special about that! But no other person was ever incarnated. The latter, therefore, is the richer concept by far. It explains what...