"The story of the Bible is that of God searching for us. The Hebrew Scriptures or Old Testament is full of stories of God searching for us, trying to restore the relationship broken by Adam and Eve. For hundreds of years, kings and prophets came to the Israelites trying to bring God’s people back to God. But then God decided to come to us himself, in the form of the infant Jesus. This baby would change lives, this baby would be the answer to the emptiness we so often feel, this baby would fill that void, this baby would bring us back to God. There are no human beings who can always be there for us. Even the best of friends, even a caring colleague or even the most loving spouse cannot always be there for us all of the time. Even the best of us have moments when we are unable to be present to the needs of another person. Most of us have bad days or at the very least, bad moments. But Jesus does not have bad days, Jesus is always there regardless of the time day or night or location in the world. "From the Christmas 2007 sermon by the Rev. Dorian McGlannan. To read the entire sermon, click here.
