This is something we hear Harry say a lot to people. Watching him grow with this church that he is only slightly older than is an amazing experience. We love the way he refers to the gathering of people and not the place as Immanuel. We like the way he is already learning a certain reverence for times like communion.
This year, we have been celebrating Advent with our home family as well as our church family. As such, we light three candles (pink for joy, purple for anticipation, and white for Jesus Christ) and recite scriptures from the book of Revelation.
Each night, we see a little more from Harry. Already he knows that the lighting of the pink candle brings with it our recitation of "Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD God almighty, who was and is and is to come."
Wednesday night, our small group gathered together as is our regular routine of food and fellowship. We took time to include them all in our family routine of advent. Their patience with Harry, their participation with him and all of us, it was a thing to see.
It was a reminder that when two or more gather in the name of Jesus, he is present. That the gathering of believers brings "God with us". That my church's name is Immanuel.
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