March 3, 2004	Read John 1:1-14
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.
THE WORD WAS AMONG US In the beginning Christ, the Word (logos, God in action), was with God and was God. He was there at the creation, creating. He saw when sin began, when the flood came, when the commandments were given, when the Jews were sent into exile, and when they returned to Jerusalem. He saw the frustrated efforts of the prophets to bring his people back into the covenant of obedience. He knew all about human beings and their failure to keep their end of God’s covenant with them. Even so, he took on human form and lived among us, as one of us. He was Son of Man and Son of God at the same time. But as we know, the crucial difference was that he committed no sin. He was full of grace and truth¾sometimes full of hard truths he declared to his followers. Throughout his ministry, his trial, and even his crucifixion, his glory shone through. His was the glory as of “the Father’s only Son.”  Remember the message at Jesus’ baptism: “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17), words similar to those used at the coronation of kings of Israel and Judah. And remember the witness of the Roman centurion at the foot of the cross: “Truly this man was God’s Son!” This man was the King of heaven and earth. And he gave away his life for you, for me. Amazing! “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all” (LBW 482). Dear Lord Jesus, King of heaven and earth, It is hard for me to fathom your divine presence in the form of a baby, a child, and then a rabbi. Why would an almighty King come into our troubled world? I am eternally grateful that you lived among us to teach us and minister to us, and then gave up your life to save us. Help us to respond with our lives given to you. EUNICE DOMAN MYERS, PHD

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