God, the One Who Was Before Everything, Who Holds Everything Together

i know we don't use language like this very often, and i definitely know that we, as a church community don't usually unpack texts like this. But i want you to stay with me cause this is really important for us. We also read in a second part of our verse that jesus isn't just a reflection of god, but he is god. Because god became a person, we can now know him and be known by him. because god, the one who was before everything and who holds everything together, put on flesh, we can, as the book of hebrews says, trust that we have a god who now knows what it means to be human and