14 The Word became flesh and blood,
and moved into the neighborhood.
We saw the glory with our own eyes,
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son,
Generous inside and out,
true from start to finish.
15 John pointed him out and called, “This is the One! The One I told you was coming after me but in fact was ahead of me. He has always been ahead of me, has always had the first word.”

16-18 We all live off his generous bounty,
gift after gift after gift.
We got the basics from Moses,
and then this exuberant giving and receiving,
This endless knowing and understanding—
all this came through Jesus, the Messiah.
No one has ever seen God,
not so much as a glimpse.
This one-of-a-kind God-Expression,
who exists at the very heart of the Father,
has made him plain as day.

What comes to your mind when you think of God loving us enough to come to our realm in human form?

We haven't lived in the First Century in which Jesus walked the earth. Was it only that generation who 'saw the glory' with their own eyes? How can we see the glory of God through Jesus even when he's not physically walking around our town?

How is your celebration of Christmas impacted by the remembrance of Jesus 'moving into our neighborhood'?

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Tomorrow on the Daily Connection: Sunday Worship (John 1:14-17)