A Christmas Promise

Emmanuel
God with us

He promises 
His presence.

God with us 
In the good, the bad 
And the really ugly 
With us 
In the sick, the messy 
And the totally broken 

With us 
When it hurts 
And nothing works
To fix the pain. 

He is with us 
When we are lost 
And can’t find our way
With us, when 
We lose it 
And have a  
Really bad day.

He is with us 
When we get tired
And give into fear

With us 
When we forget 
That he is right here.

The thing is,
Bringing him to mind 
Isn’t what makes him exist. 

He is present 
Whether we 
Acknowledge him or not

Like the moon 
That is hidden 
By the noonday light 
The moon is still the moon 
That hangs in the night
And God, like the moon, 
Is actually 
There, all day long.
And with him
And in him.
Is where we belong 

Emmanuel , 
God with us 
Making himself known,

Emmanuel, 
God with us 
Our eternal home.

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23