God with us

 At some point, each of us meets the limits of being human.  It may not be through an anxiety disorder. Maybe it’s the stifling experience  of a job where your best skills are never used.  Or past choices who’s consequences still choke and bind.  Or addictions you feel powerless to control.  We all suffer the inescapable reality of sin and it’s fall out in this broken world.  And we can relate to the Psalmist when he described the chords of the grave coiling around him. (Ps 18:5)
       The simple image of Jesus, gods gift to us, being wrapped up in Cloths comforts me with the powerful truth :  he understands the bindings on my mind and so has only someone who has shared experiences can. The concept of Immanuel, God with us, takes on a new and profound clarity.