Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin[f] will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel”. – Isaiah 7:13-14

Jesus is also called “Emmanuel,” which means “God with us”. More than any other sign, Jesus himself is proof of God’s love for us. And no greater sign of that love can be found than Jesus dying on the cross to free us from the grip of sin and death.

All the blessings we enjoy, all the good people we know, all the stories from the Bible and all the teachings of our faith—these are all signs of God’s love, and they strengthen our faith.

And let’s not forget our family: in our love for one another, we are a sign to one another, as well as the world, of God’s great love.

Today’s Prayer
Thank you, Jesus, for all the signs you give us, miraculous and ordinary. They remind us of your great love for us. Amen.