hail, hail the word made flesh
the babe, the son of mary A sermon on Christmas according to St. John : As this familiar passage gets underway, it sounds as if we’re about to hear some abstract theological concepts . “In the Beginning was the Word . And the Word was with God. And the Word was God.” In fact, as you might know, the Greek word used here is “ logos .” In the Beginning was the logos . And logos is where we get words like logic . But not logic as a process of reasoning , more like logic as the principles by which the world operates. However , right when you start to settle in for a flight of theological fancy, the evangelist takes a left turn! Suddenly , seemingly out of nowhere , the Gospel zeros in on this specific , historical person, John . John, not called the Baptist here. But yes, that John; John, the Jewish man who lived in occupied Palestine nearly two-thousand years ago. …A quick lesson in philosophy here: this is entirely backward ! When it comes to reasoning, you don’t st...
