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A Gift from Our Family to Yours
March 29, 2026 - For the Church at the St. John Church of Christ
Spiritual Discipline: Practicing the Presence
Practicing the presence is an invitation to see and experience every moment as a gift of God. It is to live alive to union with the Trinity and to develop a continual openness and awareness of Christ’s presence living in you. We all live our lives in the presence of God. In fact, we cannot not live our lives in the presence of God. Yet we become so preoccupied with the to-do list and so overwhelmed by the pace of life that we forget to look for God sightings in our day.
Practicing the presence is like going on a God hunt. It is a way we keep our soul awake to God. And God can jump out at us any time at all and say, “Boo. Here I am.” The questions is – are we paying attention? Practicing the presence is a way of living into a deeper awareness of God’s activity in our lives. Through many small pauses we begin a habit of turning our heart toward God. Through these acts of attention we express our intention to live in union with Christ. Before we pick up the phone we might say, “Lord I am here. Help me listen.”
As concerns cross our desk we might hold up a hand and turn the concern over to God before we move on. Breath prayer and the Jesus prayer are other ways of staying present to God in the moment. However, it is important to remember that practicing the presence is more about personal relationship than strategy. Practicing the presence of Christ is simply a way we love him and stay connected to him throughout the day. We have many interruptions in our day, try saying I am here to God each time you get interrupted throughout the day.
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Worship Times
We meet together regularly on Sunday mornings. We would love to have you join us!
We have bible classes for all ages at 10:00 a.m. Following classes, we meet together as a church family at 11:00 a.m. for worship services.
On the first Sunday of the month we enjoy a potluck meal together following worship service.
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