humankind. In so doing, the Word brings the life that we can experience only with God. We can say, naturally, that all human beings have life. We say it of birds, animals, and plants too. That’s our way of saying they exist with certain properties of growth and an ability to consume nourishment or that they have certain chemical properties we scientifically identify with living things. That life also comes from God. He gives it to all people regardless of whether or not they ever believe in him.