‘The LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath there is no other’.not, ‘trying to make it happen’!) God’s is present everywhere: we should be constantly aware of him ‘Practising = ‘putting into practice’, or ‘making a habit of’. ‘Increasingly being consciously present in the presence of God’.‘ Growing in being aware of and responding to God’s presence’,.‘ Practising the presence of God’ is the usual expression. If you already do this, you may find my experience encouraging. Many Christians do this I am just catching up with other people! If you don’t already do this, I hope you will give it a go. I have been learning to practise God’s presence and pray to him whenever I can. My prayer life has always been at set times. For me it means putting into practice, whenever possible, a conscious thankful awareness of God’s presence, meditation on God’s word, praise and thanks or lament and grief expressed to God, and intercession. The expression ‘ practising the presence of God’ comes from a book by Brother Laurence. I have been learning to ‘ practise the presence of God.’ More time alone has provided an opportunity to grow my prayer life. This has provided an opportunity to grow my prayer life, as I have been learning to ‘ practise the presence of God.’ While many have had the challenge of doing ministry, family life and schooling in a confined space, my experience has been more time alone. On the upside, greater dependence on God to do his work unexpected opportunities for evangelism and practical support increased realisation of how valuable it is to meet together and greater thankfulness for many of God’s gifts that we take for granted. What a year it has been: unexpected uncertainties, patterns and rhythms of personal and family life overturned, plans disrupted, usual ministry impossible, and new ways of ministry to learn.
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