N.T. Wright, in his book, The Crown and the Fire, tells the story of meeting a man who didn’t believe Jesus had changed the world.  The man said, “If Jesus died to make it a good place, he didn’t succeed.  Two thousand years is a long time to wait for things to get better.”  Wright tells that he thought of various arguments to the man’s statement but realized what a wrecked world they were standing in (Jerusalem).  Wright writes,

“…if there is an answer to that challenge, it won’t come simply in words.  It will come in flesh and blood.  The word became flesh, said St. John, and the Church has turned the flesh back into words:  words of good advice, words of comfort, words of wisdom and encouragement, yes, but what changes the world is flesh, words with skin on them, words that hug you and cry with you and play with you and love you and rebuke you and build houses with you and teach your children in school.”  N.T. Wright, “The New Creation,” in The Crown and the Fire

One simple question for us all to ponder today:  What words do we need to make flesh today?