"God with us", is more than a little three-word phrase for Christmas. God with us is how we live. God is with us in the middle of our mistakes. And God is even with us in the middle of our failures. He loves us in the middle of our rebellion. He loves us when we walk away from Him. He also loves us far too much to let us keep doing that to ourselves over and over again. God wants us to forgive others that have wronged you and wants you to forgive yourself—because he has forgiven you. Christmas if about forgiving!