God in the Everyday–Fr Mike Delaney–Where is God (Fr Mike says last August, on the feast of the Assumption, I was sitting in the Church before Mass praying. As I sat with my eyes closed, I became aware of the warmth of the bright sunlight – yes Tassie can have sunny days in August – that was all around me and I became more conscious of God’s wonderful presence surrounding me. It also reminded me of the Old Testament reading from the 1st Book of Kings – the story of Eliza meeting the Lord on the mountain top. It doesn’t matter if it is a gentle breeze, bright sunlight or even a mighty storm – there can be many moments when we can be still before the Lord, and we can be aware of God’s presence. And it doesn’t have to be on the mountain top after we have run in fear from our enemies, or even from our friends. Nor does it have to be in a Church where there are big windows that allow in mighty bursts of sunlight – it can be where you are right at this minute. All God asks is that you be silent so that you can listen to the gentle voice of God calling you into a deeper relationship with the God of life. I answered my own question – Where is God? – by looking all around and finding him in the beauty of that moment and it stayed with me throughout the day. I hope that you might find the answer to the question as you look around you and encounter God‘s presence today in all that you can see.)
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