O come, O come, Emmanuel,
        and ransom captive Israel,
    who mourns in lonely exile here,
        until the Son of God appear.

"It's cancer."
God is with us, still.

"Your services are no longer needed."
God is with us, still.

"I'm leaving you."
God is with us, still.

"Your mother and I are divorcing."
God is with us, still.

"We have to sell the house."
God is with us, still.

"He only has a few hours."
God is with us, still.

Emmanuel!
God with us,
still.

God is with us us;
be still.

Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.