Patristic Quote of the Day

He is God the Word Which was flesh. For if He was not flesh, why was Mary chosen? And if He is not God, whom does Gabriel call Lord? If He was not flesh, who was laid in a manger? And if He is not God, whom did the angels who came down from heaven glorify? If He was not flesh who was wrapped in swaddling clothes? And if He is not God, in whose honor did the star appear? - St. Ephrem the Syrian, *A Spiritual Psalter* #23