“WITH HIM”
“The Lord is with you.” —Luke 1:28 Love songs of all cultures express the desires of a lover who yearns to be with the beloved, no matter what it takes. Likewise, it wasn’t enough for Jesus to love us from heaven. Whatever it took, He just had to be with us. Jesus took on human flesh so He could be with us (Jn 1:14). Jesus’ very name is “Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God is with us’ ” (Mt 1:23). Even if He had to die for our sins, even if He had to suffer in His humanity, Jesus loved...

