In the beginning was the Word

John 1:1-3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.
This is one of my favorite passages. This is the only other place we're started out with the phrase "In the beginning." It is interesting to note the original Greek word for "word" is logos. You can see that it is closely related to the word logic but translated ‘word."
A word is an expression we use to convey meaning. It would not be out of line to say "In the beginning was the logical expression of God's meaning. All things were made through logical meaning and without logical meaning was not anything made that was made."
The term "word" just doesn't seem to do the subject justice until we consider the ramifications of the term "word." Without words (or some representation or expression to convey thought) there is no way to communicate. It would be as if we were all isolated individuals with no way to communicate to and with one another.
I also find it very useful to consider Genesis 1:1 thru 26 where "God said" and then fill in the blank. The term "God said" shows that all things we see around us were created by the "word." Even if you are tempted to discount the presentation of Genesis it is interesting to remember that Einstein said "He (God) does not throw dice" when referring to quantum mechanics and its inability to bring us any closer to the secret of the "old one" (God). http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein