incarnation.2

to commemorate st. john of damascus i read dom gregory dix's the image and likeness of god which contained these wise words:

"it would not be an adequate expression of the truth to suppose that, in the actual circumstances of [jesus'] life, there was first to be an incarnation and then a redemption followed. rather there is a redemption by incarnation, or perhaps better still, a redeeming incanration. (pp. 39-39