Quotes about Presence

Knowing the voice of the Lord, obeying Him, and dwelling in His presence," William recounted.

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

I'd rather be nowhere with her then somewhere without her.

Missions then is less about the transportation of God from one place to another and more about the identification of a God who is already there [...] You see God where others don't. And then you point him out. So the issue isn't so much taking Jesus to people who don't have him, but going to a place and pointing out to the people the creative, life-giving God who is already present in their midst.

One of Barron's maxims is "The sure sign that God is alive in you is joy.

If you haven't time to respond to a tug at your pants leg, your schedule is too crowded.

Looking back, you realize that everything would have explained itself if you had only stopped interrupting.

The key to enjoying the moment is to always carry a list of "Things I Gotta Do That Can Wait."

If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been.

In nature we see where God has been. In our fellow man, we see where He is still at work.

These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you" (John 14:25—26).

When will the others come? And there is one who will never come. At least we will not see him if he does. But, oh, when I think he will be there--when our Canadian soldiers return there will be a shadow army with them--the army of the fallen. We will not *see* them--but they will be there!