We say, usually around Christmas time, that Jesus is "incarnational" - that He came in flesh so that He could be with us. The reality is that throughout time, God has always been with us - He is an active and relational God who meets His people where they are so that He can be in relationship with them and guide them. He walked with Adam and Eve in the garden, He heard the cries of His people in Egypt and delivered them, He guided and provided for them through the wilderness, He gave His people a king even when they didn’t need it, He sent prophets to point the way, and finally the culmination was Jesus walking in flesh with us. We’re looking at a story this week that's close to my heart: Jesus walking with His disciples, meeting them where they are, and revealing to them that He is always with them.