Article May 25, 1987 ISSUE

Feeling God's presence

Who hasn't longed for a more felt, vivid sense of God's presence? Sometimes hymns can open our eyes to Him as few things can.

Richard Charles Hix

How does one gain a heartfelt feeling of God's presence and not just think about Him in a sort of abstract, intellectual way?

For a long time it wasn't clear to me how to do this. Frequently I would try to really feel God's presence. Sometimes I would go to a quiet place, close my eyes, and attempt to silence the clamorings and suggestions of the carnal mind about disease, pain, fear, or sin. I would try to listen for a Christ message and feel God's love. At other times I sought inspiration by pondering a passage from the Bible or from the writings on Christian Science by Mrs. Eddy. These efforts were far from consistently successful.

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