In the beginning there was the Word;

the Word was in God’s presence, and the Word was God.

The Word was present to God from the beginning.

Through the Word all things came into being,

and apart from the Word nothing came into being.

In the Word was life, and that life was humanity’s light—

a Light that shines in the darkness,

a Light that the darkness has never overtaken.

And the Word became flesh

and stayed for a little while among us;

we saw the Word’s glory—

the favor and position a parent gives an only child—

filled with grace,

filled with truth.

For the Spirit of Wisdom in scripture, among us, within us,

thanks be to God.

- John 1:5, 14 (The Inclusive Bible)