The Divine is transcendent and immanent. He is not here in that nothing in creation is comparable to God, and that He alone is the immutable and necessary ground of being, different beyond time and space: existence itself. The great I AM which is limited by nothing and comprehended by none — yet who in perfect humility comes to us in Christ so that all of creation can come to fully know and love Him. Who was here. Is here. And he shall come. Closer to us than ourselves. God is immanent in that every being is preserved in existence by Him. All of creation is permeated by the Divine; it is fully contingent upon His ineffable love and effusive goodness, and could not persist were it not by His grace alone. We are. And still, He deigns to meet us in the flesh. To unite us, and thereby all of creation, to His transcendent perfection, so that we shall finally have true life, and life in the fullest. For our souls are eternal, preserved for life — Not here. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.