Your Presence
So elusive.
Can I recall a time when I felt your presence? What was it like? What were the circumstances?
These times fade, their edges soften. I recall feeling near to you, Lord, but how?
This moment, can I feel it fully? What if I tried to describe it to a friend? Would I be more attentive?
If I had to describe the feeling of being near you, Lord, would I take greater care?
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The sun rises, spreads its colors across the valley. Let me watch closely, and remember this moment, for perhaps I am watching you wake up.
Let me practice being in your presence.
– from the mountain
Consider:
Can I be here, now, present? Can I feel you near?
Reading:
“The world is charged with the grandeur of God.” — Gerard Manley Hopkins, God’s Grandeur
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“Thou hast made us for thyself, and our heart is restless, until it rest in thee.” — Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
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“One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord.” — Psalm 27:4 (KJV)
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