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“But presence is not merely a gift we receive. It is a gift we give to everything and everyone around us waiting for us to turn up for potential encounter.”
― David G. Benner, Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life

“John O’Donohue, “Where there is a depth of awareness, there is a reverence for presence. Where consciousness is dulled, distant, or blind, presence grows faint and vanishes.”
― David G. Benner, Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life

“Presence to the present moment brings a sense of inner stillness and peace. This comes from releasing pressing inner agendas and the stress of obsessive remembering and anxious anticipation. It represents the fruit of the inner alignment that is yours when you do just one thing at a time and you do it with presence.”
― David G. Benner, Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life

“The key word in this last paragraph is absorption. Presence is making one’s self available for temporary absorption by someone or something.”
― David G. Benner, Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life