Commentary on The Reed of God - Part Two: Et Verbum Caro Factum Est

Et Verbum Caro Factum Est. How beautiful this is! Houselander tells us so beautifully that every sacramental encounter is one of flesh and spirit. Bread and wine are the vehicle for Christ to become really present to us. Water becomes the very way in which we share in the salvation of Jesus in baptism. God forgives sins through the raising of the hands of the priest in confession. Oil becomes the material sign of healing and anointing reminds those ordained of the high calling to serve Christ the anointed King. By acknowledging the Incarnation, and more importantly by living it, the words of Psalm 139 ring true. “I praise you, because I am wonderfully made.”