Last week, there was such an outpouring and common interest in accessing the gift of stillness, particularly when faced with the hard circumstances of life. I described a bit of my own struggle with surrendering to the quiet calm.
But there’s something more. There’s a rich gift waiting for us on the edge of stillness…presence.
We were created for presence.
We were fashioned out of a desire for fellowship and companionship. We’re designed to inhabit and occupy and be. Yet, too often the very gift of presence is only treasured when it no longer exists.
How do we practice being, and how do we get to the place of complete contentment? I think the answer lies in learning to embrace the presence of God in our life…in all of our life. And the more we seek out those moments, the more we’ll live awestruck and captivated by such a gift.
How can we ever fully grasp the gift of His eternal presence if we don’t make time for His earthly presence now?
“The gift of presence is a rare and beautiful gift. To come – unguarded, undistracted – and be fully present, fully engaged with whoever we are with at that moment.” ~John Eldredge
Join me for one more archive nugget over at (in)courage today, and take a few minutes to breathe and soak in the beautiful gift God has for you today!
And let me take this opportunity to thank each of you for taking time to be here every week! It is such an honor and an encouragement to have you spend a little bit of your stillness here in this beautiful community, encouraging one another and passing on the gift of presence.
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