God is

In today’s readings, God is referred to not just as "God" or "Lord," but as

the LORD our justice

the LORD… who brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt

the LORD…who brought the descendants of the house of Israel up from the land of the north

and our Lord Jesus Christ as

Emmanuel… God is with us.

These readings remind us that God does not exist as an abstraction: God exists as one who is real, active, salvific, and loving in our lives.