Saint Anthony on the Desert Episcopal Church
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Mission and Vision
    • This Sunday
    • Meet the Staff
    • How to Connect
  • All the News
  • Care Ministries
  • Worship Services
  • Ways to Give
    • Financial Giving
    • Gifts of Grace
    • Flower Dedications
  • Making God Connections
    • ChurchNext
    • Inspire Labyrinth and Gardens
    • Monthly Musings from a Deacon on the Way
    • On the Way Moments Podcast
    • On the Way with Beth at Seminary
    • Reflections on the Way
  • Making a Difference in Our World
    • Outreach Grants
    • East Valley Men's Center
    • Extended Hands Food Bank
    • Habitat for Humanity
    • Haiti Ministry
    • Needlecrafts for Needs
  • Making Social Connections
    • Arts on the Desert
    • Avid Readers
    • Blessings of Belonging
    • Dining on the Desert
    • Music on the Desert
    • Seasoned Saints
    • Women's and Men's Breakfasts
    • Young Adults (18-35)
  • Children Youth Family Ministries
    • Family Ministry Registration
  • Major Life Events
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation
    • Death of a Loved One
    • Weddings
  • Walking the Mourner's Path
#stanthonydesert

Living in the Presence of God

9/2/2022

1 Comment

 
“So that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him – though indeed he is not far from each one of us. For in him, we live and move and have our being” Acts: 17: 27-28

Jesus invites us to live in God’s presence in all ways and at all times. His invitation is explicit in his teaching and in his whole life living in God’s presence. Indeed, His life is a model for us.

From The Cowley Magazine, I recently met in spirit Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (1614-1691). As a soldier in the 30 Years war, he suffered a near-fatal injury. He was left crippled and in chronic pain the rest of his life. He became a monk and a cook in the Carmelite monastery in Paris. What is extraordinary about Br. Lawrence is he lived the whole of his life in the presence of God. It was transparent to everyone who knew him, to everyone who came to him for solace and prayer that he practiced living in the presence of God.
​
The practice of living in the presence of God is an existential way of living arrived at from a conscious and constant inner awareness that we live in God’s presence. It is really a matter of conscious love: God’s love for us and our love in response.
We are given the gift of life. We say in our creed The Holy Spirit is the Lord and giver of life. We worship God Emmanuel, God is with us, in all times and in all places.
Each breath we take, each heart beat is a reminder that God is present, loves us, is active within us and around us, sustaining and blessing our lives. Practice becoming actively conscious of living in the presence of God as you inhale and exhale.
 
1 Comment
Gary link
5/26/2023 07:05:30 pm

For us to be on the right half of history, our reality and change — as opposed to our obliteration — need to extol God.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Monthly Musings from a Deacon on the Way

    The Rev. Robert A. Perrino

    Picture

    Archives

    May 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Saint Anthony on the Desert ~ 12990 E. Shea Boulevard ~ Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480.451.0860 ~ email: [email protected]