Christmas is all about unity, togetherness, oneness.
Being together with loved ones, taking a break from work to connect with family and friends. Even Jesus’ celebrated name, “Emmanuel,” means “God with Us.”
But in many ways, Christmas begins with distance. Distance between loved ones and distance between the present state of the world and the world as God desires it to be, the world God calls us to help make real, the world God promises to deliver.
It’s a season of joy, of course: “God with Us” really is born this day. It's a season of looking forward to togetherness, to unity, to oneness with ourselves, one another, and with God.
John 17:23 "I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me."
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