God with Us

 Father Pothin's Reflection for December 18, 2016

Sunday’s liturgy is about God with us, Emmanuel. We have arrived at the moment of the celebration of God’s presence within the human family. The Emmanuel of Advent-Christmas, the God who is with us, witnesses our social life from within the community, so that God is not far away but is actually among us as we become part of each other’s lives (and sometimes aggravate them), as we work together (and sometimes against each other), as we try to support each other (and yet abandon millions of people to the miseries of destitution).

Let the Lord enter (Ps 24,7). We rejoice at the prospect of having God among us, and yet we should also reflect on the awesome responsibility of living in the presence of God.

— Fr Pothin