The Presence of God

I just love the way Thomas Keating described the presence of God. I shared this when I spoke at a worship night recently at our church and I have been asked by multiple people for a copy of it, so here it is in all of it's glory!

"This presence is so immense, yet so humble; awe-inspiring, yet so gentle; limitless; yet so intimate, tender and personal. I know that I am known. Everything in my life is transparent in this Presence. It knows everything about me—all my weaknesses, brokenness, sinfulness—and still loves me infinitely. This presence is healing, strengthening, refreshing—just by its presence… It is like coming home to a place I should never have left, to an awareness that was somehow always there, but which I did not recognize."

Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel

His discription of the presence of God is so accurate. If we simply remind ourselves daily of the true definition of the presence of God, maybe we will go about our days a little different.