Greetings, O favored one. The Lord is with you! Luke 1:28
Lord God,
I don’t know about everyone else praying this prayer,
but around this time every year,
I need to remember Gabriel’s assurance to Mary:
“The Lord is with you!”
You are with me, and in Christ,
you are in me.
You are with me
when I am afraid.
You are with me
when I find my rest in other things.
.
You are with me
when I try to earn my favor—
with you or with others.
.
Thank you, Lord,
that you sent Jesus,
Immanuel, “God-with-us,”
that we might never walk alone.
In his very near name we pray. Amen.
Read Luke 1:28; Joshua 1:9; Psalm 145:18-19; Isaiah 41:10; Romans 8:38-39.
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