"For while all things were in quiet silence and the night was in the midst of her course, the almighty word leapt down from heaven from thy royal throne . . ." Wisdom Chp. XVIII.
The passage, brimming with the mystery of the Incarnation, is wondrously expressive of the infinite stillness that hovered over Christ's birth. For the greatest things are accomplished in silence . . . The silent forces are the strong forces.
Romano Guardini, The Lord.
