Well, the semester is finally over, and I am now only days (six, to be exact) away from seeing my parents again! I couldn't even begin to express how excited I am about that.
But, alas, this is not the reason for which I write. Despite my complete and utter exhaustion from finals week and work, I was able to drag my butt out of bed this morning and get it into the pews (or chairs, really :D) at my church. I was, of course, about 10 minutes late, but I did make it, and I was very glad that I did. While the kids did a really amazing job with their awesome Christmas production during the service, the thing that really resonated with me was the simple message my congregation received from Luke 1: God is with us.
You're probably thinking, "Well, duh. I knew that." But, I know this little message was something that I desperately needed to be reminded of, and I'm writing this now in the hopes that it'll reach someone else that needs it. God is with us. Always and forever. He never leaves our side. He's there in the bad times and in the good times. He sees you at your worst and at your best. And, through it all, He still loves you. No matter what. Despite the fact that you and I don't deserve His love, He still loves us! Is that not amazing?! I think it's insanely amazing. And so, I think I'll leave you with the particular passage from Luke 1 that inspired this post.
"Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favoured one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!"" Luke 1:26-28
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