“The Lord Himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a Son and will call Him Immanuel (which means God is with us)” (
God with us. Trying to unpack those three words is a bit overwhelming. One cool thing is that with no verb in the phrase, we don’t have to wonder if it is past, present, future or any of the imperfect or perfect tenses! There is not a time frame to when God is with us. Here is a blessing to remind us that wherever we are in our lives—our vast geographies, our span of experiences, our unique situations—God is always with us.
God with us in our distractions.
God with us in the things we cannot control.
God with us in our celebrations.
God with us in the mundane things.
God with us in our losses.
God with us when we are searching.
God with us when we fail.
God with us in our frustrations.
God with us in our moments of utter joy.
God with us, nudging us, loving us and coming after us when we choose to not be with Him.
