Advent · Day 23 · Monday, December 21
He pitched his tent among us
The Word became flesh and pitched his tent among us. We looked on his glory, glory like that of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John does not start with shepherds or a stable. He starts before time: in the beginning was the Word, and through him everything was made.
Then the surprise: the Word became flesh. The Lumin Translation keeps John’s picture: he “pitched his tent among us.” In the wilderness, God’s presence lived in a tent in the middle of his people. Now God lived among us in a human body.
The one who made the stars learned to walk and needed his mother. God is not far off. He came to live where we live.
Pray
Word made flesh, thank you for coming to live among us. Help me see your glory, full of grace and truth. Amen.
Carry it today
What changes for you if God became a human being?