Brother Lawrence, the medieval mystic lay monk, coined the phrase, "The practice of the Presence of God." What did he mean by that? What exactly is the practice of the Presence of God?
Brother Lawrence was not infering that God was a mysterious presence that would come and go in our lives. What Brother Lawrence was practicing was the consistent awareness of the truth that God was always present in our lives.
God doesn't go away and leave us alone to face our challenges. We, like the Prodigal Son, are the ones that take leave through our lack of awareness. We can never actually leave the presence of God, because God is everywhere present. What we can do is to allow ourselves to feel alone and isolated from this presence.
Doesn't it give you comfort and a feeling of security to know that anywhere you go and anything you do, that God is there with you. In fact, God is in you as your eternal substance, life force and strength. When you begin to live in an awareness of that truth you will never feel alone.
Why not take a moment now and practice the Presence of God?
I think that when we Christians think that God has left us it is because our eyes are half open. Then suddenly,the enemy attacks, and POP goes our eyes, wide open. Then we see God. We need to learn that we need to feel Him always. Like your blog. This is not a threat but, "I will be back."
Posted by: cindy | December 07, 2007 at 06:36 AM