Quotes About Presence

She sat there a long time, talking to her daddy as if he were sitting right beside her.

I've felt her presence. "In a way, maybe. Mostly I think I know what she would say.

You could always tell when Dad was gone. Everything was easier and more relaxed in his absence.

Quiero que sepas una cosa: me ha encantado mi vida. Estuve mucho tiempo esperando que empezara, esperando que hubiera más. Tenía la impresión de que lo único que hacía era conducir, ir a la compra y esperar. Pero ¿sabes qué? No me perdí ni un solo momento con mi familia, siempre estuve ahí. Eso es lo que recordaré, y ellos se tendrán los unos a los otros.

Chérie, guardo scomparire le stelle», spiegò dopo un minuto. «Perché?» domando io. «Perché anche se non riesci a vederle sono sempre là» disse. «Si stanno solo nascondendo dietro il sole.» «E con questo?» replicai timidamente io. Lei mi lasciò andare e si chinò per guardarmi negli occhi. «Tesoro mio, è bello rammentare che non sempre hai bisogno di vedere qualcosa per sapere che c'è.»

Yes, but mine were never as good as yours." She could feel his smile against her cheek as she whispered into his ear. "I admit it now. So I am glad you are here with your documents." He paused and added, 'Well, actually, I am simply glad you are here.

is present wherever love can be found, her mother used to say.

so that he could hear the things she wasn't saying and understand that she was with him.

Because, my dear, it is good to remember that you do not always have to see something to know that it is there.

don't rush though: your eyes need time to taste. your soul needs room to bloom.

Tu cumpleaños es el diecisiete de diciembre. —Y el tuyo es el veinticuatro de diciembre. —Es decir que, desde que nací, no ha habido un solo segundo en que tú no hayas estado en este mundo.

Prayer is not a place to be good, it is a place to be honest. Prayer is not a place to perform, it is a place to be present. Prayer is not a place to be right, it is a place to be known. Prayer is not a place to prove your worth, it is a place to receive worth and offer yourself in truth.

No, I'm telling you that you're the only thing on this earth that has made me feel connected to what's here. When I'm with you, I know what's real. I can feel it, touch it. When I'm with you, I'm something more than . . . other. When I'm not with you, my head's in the stars.

you're so blinded by the perfect vision of what you want that you can't appreciate the gift you have right in front of you.

When God sends no answer and "the cloud remain[s]," we must wait. Yet we can do so with the full assurance of God's provision of manna, water from the rock, shelter, and protection from our enemies. He never keeps us at our post without assuring us of His presence or sending us daily supplies.

I do not believe we have even begun to understand the wonderful power there is in being still. We are in such a hurry, always doing, that we are in danger of not allowing God the opportunity to work. You may be sure that God will never say to us, "Stand still," "Sit still," or "Be still," unless He is going to do something. This is our problem regarding the Christian life: we want to do something to be Christians, instead of allowing Him to work in us.

In the same way, a believer and his Savior can continue many hours in the silent fellowship of love. And although the believer may be busy with the ordinary things of life, he can be mindful that every detail of his life is touched by the character of God's presence, and can have the awareness of His approval and blessing.

In "pastures green"? Not always; sometimes He Who knowest best, in kindness leadeth me In weary ways, where heavy shadows be. So, whether on the hilltops high and fair I dwell, or in the sunless valleys, where The shadows lie, what matter? He is there. Barry

Dear Christian, do not be afraid, for Jesus is with you. Through all your fiery trials, His presence is both your comfort and safety. He will never forsake those He has chosen for His own. "Do not be afraid, for I am with you" (Gen. 26:24) is His unfailing word of promise to His chosen ones who are experiencing "the furnace of affliction." Charles H. Spurgeon

Gabriel was trying to smile, but the expression kept breaking apart. He was looking at her as if he hadn't seen her for years and years of searching, and had just now walked into a room and come upon her unexpectedly. As if he wanted to look at every part of her, now that he could do it honestly.

Amazing how he could make her feel. Safe in a vacant lot, warm in the middle of the night. Just being this close to him, being able to touch his thoughts and feel his presence, was comforting-and dizzying.

Awakening will be sudden and shocking. You and I must be there for her awakening. We won`t be there for (her?) later on. That`s for other hands to do.

Sometimes I think if I blink, you'll disappear

Suddenly Elena wished that Stefan wasn't the type of boyfriend to give her space.  She wished that he was here with her.  Come to think of it, if they were all grieving for the same person, why shouldn't he be with her?  Why had he run away instead of staying to support her?