Quotes about Presence

No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but I never saw the Government of the United States.

The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things of life.

Active waiting means present fully to the moment, in the conviction that something is happening where you are and that you want to be present to it.

The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye.

The spirituality of wonder knows the world is charged with grace, that while sin and war, disease and death are terribly real, God's loving presence and power in our midst are even more real.

God doesn't promise to keep the storm away, but He says He'll be with me through it. My faith won't protect me from the loss, but it will carry me and keep me from despair.~page 195

God is still in control. He didn't take His eyes off you that day and say "Ooh whoops. Now Wyatt is off the rails. He's been with you- and Coco- every step of the way

Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

Apart from you, I have no good thing,' and that God fills him with joy in His presence. It helps me remember that I'm not alone.

There is no place in my soul, no corner of my character, where God is not.

What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?

I give people a space to simply sit in silence and communicate with me deeply but non-verbally.