道成肉身（Word Made Flesh）

《圣经*约翰福音》有这么一句话，"the Word was made flesh"，中译为"道成肉身"，意思是上帝将自己的意志塑造进人的肉体。

    1:1    太初有道，道与神同在，道就是神。  
    1:2    这道太初与神同在。  
    1:3    万物是借着他造的。凡被造的，没有一样不是借着他造的。  
    1:4    生命在他里头。这生命就是人的光。  
    1:5    光照在黑暗里，黑暗却不接受光。  
    1:6    有一个人，是从神那里差来的，名叫约翰。  
    1:7    这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。  
    1:8    他不是那光，乃是要为光作见证。  
    1:9    那光是真光，照亮一切生在世上的人。
    ...... ......
    1:14    **道成了肉身**住在我们中间，充充满满的有恩典有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。

这是和合本的中译，下面是KJV的英译。

    1:1    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  
    1:2    The same was in the beginning with God.  
    1:3    All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.  
    1:4    In him was life; and the life was the light of men.  
    1:5    And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.  
    1:6    There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  
    1:7    The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.  
    1:8    He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.  
    1:9    That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
    ... ...
    1:14    And the **Word was made flesh**, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

如果不谈它的宗教含义，只看字面含义，"道"对应的英文单词是word。可以这样理解，什么叫肉身？肉身就是你想说的话！

你的话，你的想法，构成了你的生命！这就叫"道成肉身"。

如果生命中没有想法，没有自己的话语，那么你的肉身跟动物、跟其他的芸芸众生，又有什么区别呢？你之所以成为你，并不只是因为一具肉身，而是因为那些包含在你内心、等待你说出的那些话语。

就像《圣经》里说的："生命在他里头。这生命就是人的光。光照在黑暗里......那光是真光，照亮一切生在世上的人。"（In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness;... That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.）

那些你心中的话就是你的生命，而这样的生命就是世上的光。