“Startle us, O God, with your truth, that we may behold, adore, and be drawn into mystery of the Word Made Flesh.

You may have noticed that the Christmas story in Matthew and Luke feels a lot different than the Christmas story in John. Earlier this afternoon we enjoyed the annual and much beloved Christmas pageant – 20 or so of our children took their role as magi and shepherds, angels and the holy family, enacting the story as told by Matthew and Luke. This passage from Johns gospel, on the other hand, is almost impossible visualize, much less for our little ones to act out for us. Could you imagine a Christmas pageant with John 1 as the script? Where are we in this story?

As I have been reflecting on this day I can’t help but think back to Christmas morning when I was a little guy.”