God is everywhere and we in Him
The
whole creation is in God, and he is acting, endlessly over it and through it
Lord, we want to be in your presence,
praising and giving you thanks, not simply asking your favor.
You are present
in large as well as in small details, not as a spectator but as an actor. You
are present right now in what we are doing, and you will be present in all the
instants of the day.
We cannot explain, or
imagine, your presence and action (Psalm
139:1-12). You fill the whole creation, without being limited by it. You
are not "in front" of us nor are we "in front" of you; but,
by your immanence, we and the whole creation are as if "submerged"
inside you: In Him we live and move and
have our being (Acts
That is why nothing, even the smallest
thing, escapes from your presence; everything is under your control, although
this doesn't mean that you intervene necessarily in each happening. What a joy
and pleasure to be aware that You are always "here," so
"close," and will be the whole day! And, if I'd forget you, you don't
forget me.
You are the base of everything which is in
the universe, and nothing exists but by You. Everything leads to you. Our being
and our life arise from you, and the last aim of our existence is communion
with you. Our life is centered in you.
You are, Lord, the meaning of our being; you are the
most intimate thing of our life. We are not in the world to have cars, or
houses, or other material things; not even to have loved ones at our side, much
less to have a life without pain and suffering. All this is secondary. You,
Lord, are the supreme reason of our existence.
It is not too much, but
just fair and reasonable, to live for the One from whom everything that we are
comes, and by whom is everything that exists.
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