Monday, December 24, 2012

Emmanuel

Immanuel (or Emmanuel or Imanu'el, Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל meaning "God is with us") is a symbolic name which appears in chapters 7 and 8 of the Book of Isaiah as part of a prophecy assuring king Ahaz of Judah of God's protection against enemy kings; it is quoted in the Gospel of Matthew as a sign verifying the divine status of Jesus. ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel
God with us. A god who know us,
cares about us, nurtures us, leads us,
a power beyond our comprehension
until we finally realize only the god among us,
within us from the beginning, can restore us
to meaning, to serenity, to sanity. If not restore,
this god gets us there for the very first time.
All we need do is decide it's worth a try
and he comes all the rest of the way.
God with us, emmanuel! 2012-12-22_19-55-22_493

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