Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel’ which means, ‘God is with us.’

You are coming to be with us.

We have talked about your coming.
We have dreamed about your coming.
We have told stories and prophesied about your coming.

We whisper your name in our prayers
sing anthems in our congregations
listen to the sacred stories about you.

We wondered if you were coming…
We wondered if we would know you if you came.
We wondered if you were coming to be with us.
You who are God with us.

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