The Request
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Do not banish me from your presence,
and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you. Psalm 51: 10-13 NLT
The Reply
The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33: 14 NIV
The Response
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk in the light of your presence, Lord. Psalm 89: 15 NIV
God, Who is everywhere, never leaves us. Yet He seems sometimes to be present, sometimes to be absent. If we do not know Him well, we do not realize that He may be more present to us when He is absent than when He is present. Thomas Merton
We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito. C. S. Lewis
The presence of God calms the soul, and gives it quiet and repose. Francois Fenelon
It is not necessary to maintain a conversation when we are in the presence of God. We can come into His presence and rest our weary souls in quiet contemplation of Him. Our groanings, which cannot be uttered, rise to Him and tell Him better than words how dependent we are upon Him. Ole Hallesby
In the house of God there is never ending festival; the angel choir makes eternal holiday; the presence of God’s face gives joy that never fails. Saint Augustine