There is a reason they call God a presence - because God is right here, right now. In the present is the only place to find Him, and now is the only time.

Elizabeth Gilbert
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A lot of people don't understand the true meaning of the word presence. The reason they do not understand this is because they are too self-centered to focus on anything other than themselves. They are only concerned with their own feelings, thus making it difficult for them to discern presence. Another reason that people can not understand presence is because they are so caught up in their own lives that they cannot see the bigger picture.

Source: Eat, Pray, Love

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