We have heard it before, but let’s listen to John’s version of the Christmas story one more time.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
“This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has gotten ahead of me because he was there before I was.’”
When I hear these words from John’s gospel, one thought goes through my mind.
“Huh? What did he say?”
Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell us stories about shepherds, angels, and wise men, and then John says something like, “This is the one who comes after…