Mighty Hand that heals hearts

A quick search of the internet for the terms "transcendent and immanent" will point to a large number of articles that attribute both characteristics to God. The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary offer points of contemplation of the meaning of these ideas for us. The Prophet Isaiah creates images of the creation and Creator of the heavens Who, in transcendent power created the universe out of chaos and prepared it for humanity. The same God invites the individual person to enter into an intimate relationship where God will dwell, immanently, as indwelling Spirit, in the being of all people. The awe of these relationships moves those who realize them to bow the knee and proclaim praise like the psalmist that salvation is at hand where steadfast love and faithfulness meet. The disciples of John the Baptist, when inquiring of Jesus nature and mission, are presented with a testimony of personal intimate involvement with people that brings about earth shattering transcendent changes in their lives. The  transcendent and immanent are Jesus Immanuel .