The gospel of Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus reminds us: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means ‘God is with us’” (Matthew 1:23). The mystery of the Incarnation is that, indeed, God chooses to be with us, is with us, in the day in/day out reality of our lives, no matter the beauty or the harshness of that reality.
In his online reflection series, Unfolding Light, Steve Garnaas-Holmes shares the following:
God is not against us,
but with us.
For us.
God is not above us,
but with us.
Among us.
God is not separate from us
but with us.
Within us.
We will not find the Divine
by gazing into heaven
but by attending to our lives,
our hearts, our relationships—
looking to the human mystery
and the wild love married to us,
the delighted presence
even now walking hand in hand
with us.
(https://unfoldinglight.net/2010/12/15/529/)
This Christmas, where and how are you experiencing/encountering God-with-you?
HeartSpeak invites and welcomes your reflections in the comment section below and wishes you a truly God-with-you Christmas!