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“It is releasing distractions, preoccupations, and prejudgments and being available for absorption.”
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
“The absence of stable knowing of presence also manifests in the fear of solitude.”
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
“Tolerating absence is, in essence, trusting presence—even when the one who is present to us is not physically present.”
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
“Being present is an act of trust, hope, and hospitality.”
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
― 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.”
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
― Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
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