Finding Presence
I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you gave me clothes to wear. I was sick and you took care of me. I was in prison and you visited me. – Matt. 25:35-36
It can be easy to glaze over the story of Advent; it’s so familiar. We see nativity scenes on holiday cards, front lawns, and coloring pages. But there’s an audacity in the story of a God who so loved, He became to be with.
And the good news is that in grace and mercy, he didn’t just come then. He comes again and again. As imperceptible then as it can be now, God dwells in and among us. He dwells not just in the glorious and triumphant, but in the mundane, the intimate, the hectic, and the hidden.
Where do you long for the presence of Jesus? How might God be inviting you to be present with those around you?
It can be easy to glaze over the story of Advent; it’s so familiar. We see nativity scenes on holiday cards, front lawns, and coloring pages. But there’s an audacity in the story of a God who so loved, He became to be with.
And the good news is that in grace and mercy, he didn’t just come then. He comes again and again. As imperceptible then as it can be now, God dwells in and among us. He dwells not just in the glorious and triumphant, but in the mundane, the intimate, the hectic, and the hidden.
Where do you long for the presence of Jesus? How might God be inviting you to be present with those around you?
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