What does it mean to call Jesus “Emmanuel — God with us”? In this final O Antiphon, Fr Gavan reflects on the climax of Advent’s longing: the God who is no longer distant in majesty or hidden in prophecy, but who comes to dwell with us as a tiny child. Drawing on Isaiah’s prophecy, the acrostic ero cras — “I will be with you tomorrow” — and the tender way God chooses to win our hearts, we discover that the whole purpose of the Incarnation is intimacy. As Christmas dawns, this meditation invites us to welcome the Lord who calls Himself our God and who comes not to overwhelm us, but to be with us and to save us.

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