Quotes About Presence

It tells us that he will never leave us or forsake us (Heb. 13:5).

On your very worst, most rebellious, and most faithless day, you can run into the holy presence of your heavenly Father and he will not turn you away.

as a rule, we are all happier when we give activities, like talking to friends, our full attention.

The best gift of the desert is God's presence.

God is and has been for me, rather, the Mystery of InterBeing that surrounds me and animates me. But it is a Mystery that is also personally present to me. When I say "personally present," I mean that I have sensed that this Mystery touches me and affects me in ways that I can, and must, describe as personal.

Gate Do not wait. Until too late. To see a loved ones' soul. Open the gate. Do not wait. To see a loved ones' soul.

I didn't suffer for Jesus in prison. No! I was with Jesus and I experienced his very real presence, joy, and peace every day. It's not those in prison for the sake of the gospel who suffer. The person who suffers is he who never experiences God's intimate presence.

Just because you have a church building doesn't necessarily mean Jesus is with you. He is not welcome in many churches today.

If the dead can come back to this earth and move unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night—amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours—always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or if the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by.

his soul (was) ringing like a well-struck bell. But it was a bell that rang with more than joy and adoration — there was the sound there too of anger and resentment. She would not look at him because she did not want to be in his presence. She hated him and he (how could he not?) hated her in return.

Estoy unido a ella por lazos que ni siquiera Dios puede romper. Un día, si una suave brisa le acaricia la mejilla, puede que sea mi aliento; y si una noche el fresco aire juega con su pelo, será mi espíritu el que pasa a su lado.

He liked having the boy there beside him. Like some bright flame of life still burning bright beside the spent lamp of his own spirit.

When you're in love with someone, you want to talk about every single thing in existence with them- while simultaneously saying nothing and just enjoying their presence.

Some of the girl's cheery hopefulness had come back to her in the presence of her brother's dejection, as a woman always forgets her own sorrow when someone she loves is grieving.

It's been a privilege to be here.

L" energy is always within us, however, and we can become more aware of it not by trying harder but by slowing and quieting down to, as fifteenth-century philosopher Marsilio Ficino suggested, turn toward the mystery of our own nature the way a sunflower turns toward the sun.

Whenever I become too busy, too impatient, and too cynical in my daily living, I stop and remember to listen and feel for my heart. I attend to it before it has to demand my attention by gripping me by my chest. During business meetings, on airplanes, or standing in a long, slow line, I place my index finger and thumb together on my left hand and feel the energetic thumping of my heart's code that reminds me to lead life and not be led by it.

Seeing the smile in your eyes, I have forgotten that people die

While listening to stringed instruments, hear their composite central sound; thus omnipresence.

When asked to perform a miracle, a Zen master responded: "My miracle is that when I feel hungry I eat, and when I feel thirsty I drink.

Worship is a spiritual weapon. When we worship God, we enter into His presence in a powerful way. Because demons tremble at His presence, they are reluctant to follow us there.

Finally, let's take a look at the mystery of the Nativity—specifically, the response of the Magi when they finally have the consolation of looking upon the Lord whom they had so ardently sought: "And going into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him" (Mt 2:11). In sum, Mary becomes a living tabernacle. Jesus' hidden presence has great power. As soon as God is made visible, He is adored. A

St. Patrick of Ireland Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ below me, Christ above me, Christ at my right, Christ at my left, Christ in lying down, Christ in sitting, Christ in rising up, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks to me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. — St. Patrick of Ireland

Neither the Ten Commandments nor the great commandment is revelatory if separated from the divine covenant with Israel or from the presence of the Kingdom of God in the Christ. These commandments were meant and should be taken as interpretations of a new reality, not as orders directed against the old reality. They are descriptions and not laws. ~ vol. 1, p.125