More than a faraway God ...

Is this all that there is? We look at the world around us, and we wonder, "Is this all that there is? or Is there something more?" We look around us, and we start wondering about God. Does this world point beyond itself? Does it point to God? Are the signposts there, directing us to God- and we haven't noticed them? Can we just jump straight from the world to God? or Do we need to make a way to God by way of Jesus? Thinking about the world may get us thinking about God - but if we're to get to know God as more than a faraway God, we need to take a look at Jesus. He is "God with us" (Matthew 1:23). When we look at Jesus, we see God. What kind of God do we see? Jesus tells us: "He who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9). The Father - this is more than a faraway God. This is the God who loves us. The world can be a lonely place - even if we feel that, in some way, it points beyond itself to God. When Jesus comes to us, when he shows us how much we are loved, the world becomes less lonely, and God becomes more real to us.