The READER'S DIGEST tells of young Matthew, age 4, eating an apple in the back seat of the car. "Daddy," said Matthew, "why is my apple turning brown?" His father explained, "Because after you ate the skin off, the meat of the apple came in contact with the air which caused it to oxidize, thus changing its molecular structure and turning it into a different color."

There was a long silence, and then Matthew asked softly, "Daddy, are you talking to me?" (1)

It's a challenge to communicate to a small child. If you can appreciate that kind of challenge, than you can appreciate the task of the first Christians as they tried to communicate to others the nature of Christ. Divinity had invaded our universe. In the words of the Gospel of John, "We beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten.…