The virgin will conceive
and give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel —
which means “God with us.”
[Matthew 1:23]
And surely I am with you always,
to the very end of the age.
[Matthew 28:20]
Book-ended with with
The story of Jesus
Is about the present of presence.
We witness to this withness
In the unity of community,
Where the forgiven become
The forgiving;
Where the loved become
The lovely
In our loving.
God-with-us Jesus
Grows up among us
And we grow up
In him.
Always-with-us Jesus,
Sent to us,
Sends us
To continue his withing work.
And so
We
With you —
A merry Christmas!