kudos to you if you get this reference

(With apologies to John 1:1)

In the beginning was the Word
but we refused to listen.
In the beginning was the Word
but we were illiterate.
In the beginning was the Word
but we misspelt him.
In the beginning was the Word
but we didn’t speak his language.
In the beginning was the Word
but we turned him into a sentence.
In the beginning was the Word
but we preferred our own words.
In the beginning was the Word
but we were into moving pictures.
In the beginning was the Word
but we changed the subject.
In the beginning was the Word
but we used him as an expletive.
In the beginning was the Word
but we queried his grammar.
In the beginning was the Word
but we put him in a PowerPoint presentation.
In the beginning was the Word
but we abbreviated him.

Be blessed, be a blessing