A Prayer about “God-with-us”

What does it mean that the Lord is with us?

Greetings, O favored one. The Lord is with you! Luke 1:28

Lord God,

Around this time every year, 

many of us need to remember Gabriel’s assurance to Mary: 

“The Lord is with you!” 

You are with us, and in Christ, 

you are in us. 

You are with us 

when we are afraid.

[Name some things you are afraid of right now…

being alone,

not getting the right gifts for your family, 

that your children will abandon their faith?]

You are with us 

when we find our rest in other things.

[Name some other places you seek 

security, significance, or a sense of calm].

You are with us 

when we try to earn our favor—

with you or with others.

[Name some ways 

you are seeking either God’s approval 

or others’ by performing].

Thank you, Lord, 

that you sent Jesus, 

Immanuel, “God-with-us,” 

that we might never walk alone. 

Amen. 

Read Luke 1:28; Joshua 1:9; Psalm 145:18-19; Isaiah 41:10; Romans 8:38-39.

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