God’s presence

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We are the temple of the living God.
1 Corinthians 6:19
 


God dwells in the inmost depths of the soul;
there is nothing within that is hidden from him.

 
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, 20th century

 
 
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We will come to them
and make our home with them.
Jesus; John 14:23
 


Let us do everything
in the knowledge that God is dwelling within us
so that we may be his temples
and he may be God within us.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

 
 
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We will come to him
and make our home in him.
Jesus; John 14:23
 


God reigns in each of his holy ones.

 
Origen, 3rd century

 
 
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My God, do not leave me.
Psalm 38:21
 


Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ within me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ at my right, Christ at my left.

 
Breastplate of St. Patrick, 5th century

 
 
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Emmanuel, God is with us.
Matthew 1:23
 


God himself descended
to be near those who are saddened,
to be with us in our tribulation.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

 
 
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Where can I hide from your spirit?
Psalm 139:7
 


God is beyond location because he is not contained. 
God is present everywhere,
and everywhere he is totally present.

 
St. Hiliary of Poitiers, 4th century                  

 
 
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No one is good but God alone.
Jesus; Luke 18:19
 


God is good.
Everyone looks for the good; 
therefore everyone looks for God.  

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

 
 
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The Lord will guard your going
and your coming.
Psalm 121:8
 


Father, I am seeking: I am hesitant and uncertain;
O God, watch over each step of mine and guide me.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 

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