Because in the very fact that he was the Word with God, he was of course standing still, because he wasn’t changing in any way. And the Word was God (Jn 1:1); and the Word became flesh. The flesh by its passing died and suffered many things; the Word stood still. It’s by the Word that the heart is enlightened and receives its sight; because it’s through the Word that the flesh, which he took on, is treated with honor. Take away the Word, and what is the flesh? Just what yours is. But that the flesh