Quotes about Presence
If your friend is sick and dying, the most important thing he wants is not an explanation; he wants you to sit with him. He's terrified of being alone more than anything else. So, God has not left us alone.
— Lee Strobel
God is like that, Virginia concluded. He's always on duty. Moving from one need to another. Always there- for everyone. He'll get us through this. He has a way.
— Janette Oke
I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
— Janette Oke
I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda.
— Anne Lamott
If you have a sick or lonely person at home, be there. Maybe just to hold a hand, maybe just to give a smile, that is the greatest, the most beautiful work.
— Mother Teresa
We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
— Francis de Sales
God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
— Francis de Sales
I want my work to create space where people can meet God, rather than give them something they can "apply" to their daily life.
— Henri Nouwen
God is always at work around you.
— Henry Blackaby
Gratitude is a sacred space where you allow and know that a force greater than your ego is always at work and always available.
— Wayne Dyer
Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby.
— Samuel Rutherford
God is not distant: he is 'Emmanuel,' God-with-us. He is no stranger: he has a face, the face of Jesus.
— Pope Benedict XVI