The Incarnation* (1)

The incarnation was the wonder of all the wonders of the wonder-working God. All of the other wonderful works of God, both before and after this miracle, are so many satellites about this great star, or, more accurately, so many rays of light emitted by this glorious sun. "Great is the mystery of godliness," the Church confesses in I Timothy 3:16, "God was manifest in the flesh." The incarnation was the wonder of all the wonders of the wonder-working God. All of the other wonderful works of...