God's Presence

For all the promises of God in Him are yea, 
and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 
II Corinthians 1:20

This morning I felt God's presence...

Even before the worship service began, when the congregation's leaders and choir members gathered together in a nearby classroom as we do every Sunday morning before church to pray and call upon the Lord, we sensed that a powerful force was with us. The room felt energized. Even our individual prayers and our heartfelt pleadings to the Lord sounded louder than usual, as if we were a bunch of hungry baby birds crying for our parents to come and drop food into our mouths.

And shortly after this, when we left the classroom and as we entered the chapel as the place was filling with men, this same presence seemed to follow us. It stayed throughout the service too.

As for myself, even though I've been going through a period of physical and emotional exhaustion, today I was uplifted. I still feel tired and drained of energy, of course. But I know that deep within my soul something has changed for the better.

Actually every part of our service appeared to come alive. From the congregational prayer at the beginning of our meeting, to the Scripture readings, and on to the choir's singing and the preacher's sermon, everything seemed organized and anointed. It was a blessed time.

D.B.