God with us

Even if no helping hand reaches out,

even if every door remains closed

and not a soul comes to our aid—

still, God is near.

And this, oh this,

is the greater mercy.

For what comfort could surpass

the presence of the One

who parts seas with a whisper,

who holds the stars in silence,

yet bends low to sit beside us

in our sorrow?

He does not delay because He forgets,

nor withhold because He is distant—

He stays close,

not always to deliver us from the fire,

but to walk with us through it.

And when no one else comes,

when the world is still and empty,

His nearness becomes

the miracle we didn’t know we needed.

He is not the last resort.

He is the treasure.

He is not absent when others are—

He is enough when no one else is.

And that is more than rescue.

That is redemption.

That is love.

That is God with us.