Quotes about Presence

There are some people who walk into a room and they oxygenate it, by their very being there's fresh air. Then there are those who come in with the smell of death and they suck the life out.

When genuine love is released in a relationship, God's presence is manifest.

I have a need of such clearance as the Savior effected in the temple of Jerusalem a riddance of clutter of what is secondary that blocks the way to the all-important central emptiness which is filled with the presence of God alone. 4 —Jean Danielou

In what ways does my current pace of life and leadership enhance or diminish my ability to allow God's will and presence full scope in my life?

Get in a comfortable position and still yourself. Recall you are in the presence of God, inviting the Holy Spirit to guide you as you review the events of your day. Walk through the events in your day (or yesterday's events if it is morning). Imagine yourself watching your day on a fast-forwarded DVD with Jesus. Let Jesus stop the DVD at any part of the day so you might reflect on it.

On Sabbaths God also invites us to slow down to pay attention and delight in people.

genuine love is released in a relationship, God's presence is manifest. The separate space between us becomes sacred space.

In a culture as frenetic and inattentive as ours, a "slowed down" Christian who is a contemplative presence to God and others is an extraordinary gift.

most of our human problems come because we don't know how to sit still in our room for an hour. — Leighton Ford

be still, and know that [he is] God" (Psalm 46:10)

Your being with God (or lack of being with God) will trump, eventually, your doing for God every time. We cannot give what we do not possess. We cannot help but give what we do possess.

Martha's problems, however, go beyond her busyness. I suspect that if Martha were to sit at the feet of Jesus, she would still be distracted by everything on her mind.