Emmanuel: God With Us Always

On this beautiful Thursday night in December, here at Journey Christian Church,

we gather near. What a blessing to pause in this warm, gentle season,

to lift our hearts and remember God is here. Through the year, we've carried burdens,

pain, and walls, and fragile health. Friends and futures, past and family,

even vices we hide ourselves. All the doubt, the grasp for control,

the long days pouring into work. Yet when we surrender these things to Him,

a quiet peace begins to stir. And in the seeking, we start to

notice essence, God's sightings sprinkled everywhere. Cool-weather morning, sunset's glow,