Presence with Power
January 9, 2014
He’s a very present help
The One who is there for you
One who’s there in the crisis
Calms the human soul
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What does it mean to be there
Listening to the human heart
Engaging the mind fully
Present with the soul
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Transforming presence
Those who have experienced
The power of love
Know the mystery of life
Who meets us in the despair
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No one can escape
The reality of death
There’s a living death
That we all know is so real
No one escapes either one
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Relationship death
Is familiar to us all
It’s the landscape of our souls
It leaves us alone
With no one to understand
That is where I met my God
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Then there’s the physical death
Coming sooner than later
All the noise tries to hide it
I am not afraid
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Be still and listen
The Psalmist will take you there
The Hebrew Scriptures
Tells me how to process death
And find the living Presence
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Don’t judge by appearances
What’s on the inside counts most
Good conversation helps with
Honest reflection
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Faith is not easy
It requires all faculties
The head, heart and gut
Engaged in real dialogue
With honest thinking people
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“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though he earth be removed. And though the mountains be carried into the heart of he sea; though the waters rise and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling.” Psalm 46:1-3
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“For nothing is impossible with God.” Luke 1:37
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“What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31
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The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him “Emmanuel — which means , “God with us.” Matthew 1:22-23
Your Story Matters 
Used this in my prayer time this morning.
Thank you … and keep writing!
Judy