God’s presence

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  Word of God  
 
When anyone acknowledges
that Jesus is the Son of God,
God dwells in them and they in God.
1 John 4:15
 


We have our heaven within us.

 
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5
 


God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord your God,
is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
 


God is so close,
that he even hears the desires of our hearts.

 
St. Vincent Ferrer, 15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Behind and before,
you encircle me.
Psalm 139:5
 


Everywhere, God is near.

 
St. Columban, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
You are mine.
Isaiah 43:1
 


God dwells in each individual
and personally takes care of each one.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord is my strength
and my shield.
Psalm 28:7
 


God’s hand to guide me,
God’s shield to shelter me.

 
St. Patrick, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
You are with me.
Psalm 23:4
 


God waits for you
in the humble tasks of every day,
in the smallest of duties.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5
 


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

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

 

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