{"id":4969,"date":"2021-12-20T13:32:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T18:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=4969"},"modified":"2021-12-20T13:32:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T18:32:08","slug":"silent-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/20\/silent-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/h6>\n
He is, time-traveler, silent listener, invisible to the human eye.<\/h6>\n
Soul-whisperer to everyone, he hears each and every sigh\u2026<\/h6>\n
Speaking words of life, but we ignore them, we don\u2019t even try<\/h6>\n
We\u2019re unaware of the visitor, wanting nothing more, than our lives<\/h6>\n
To be abundantly blessed, but we pay him no mind.<\/h6>\n
He\u2019s there in the stillness and busyness, when we laugh or joke or drive\u2026<\/h6>\n
He\u2019s there in the darkness when we toss and turn and wonder why,<\/h6>\n
Life is so unkind.<\/h6>\n
He\u2019s there when the doctor gives reports of no more time\u2026<\/h6>\n
He\u2019s there when our babies come and when our loved ones die\u2026<\/h6>\n
He\u2019s there in every circumstance of our short or long lives\u2026<\/h6>\n
Open your eyes,<\/h6>\n
Open your ears,<\/h6>\n
He\u2019s here\u2026<\/h6>\n
At your lowest, darkest moments, in your pain, suffering and unrest\u2026<\/h6>\n
God is with you in every heartache and every test\u2026<\/h6>\n
Stop, listen, feel His presence\u2026 hear his voice whispering<\/h6>\n
\u201cChild, you are not alone I\u2019m right here with you. I\u2019ll dry your tears, sooth your fears.\u00a0Let me carry you today.\u00a0Baby, I\u2019m never going away.\u201d<\/h6>\n
~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill December 20, 2021<\/h6>\n
Psalm 139 The Passion Translation – You Know All About Me<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
For the Pure and Shining One – King David\u2019s poetic song<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
139\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Lord, you know everything there is to know about me.<\/em>
\n2\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>You perceive every movement of my heart and soul,
\nand you understand my every thought before it even enters my mind.
\n3\u20134\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>You are so intimately aware of me, Lord.
\nYou read my heart like an open book
\nand you know all the words I\u2019m about to speak
\nbefore I even start a sentence!
\nYou know every step I will take before my journey even begins.
\n5\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>You\u2019ve gone into my future to prepare the way,
\nand in kindness you follow behind me
\nto spare me from the harm of my past.[a<\/a>]<\/sup>
\nYou have laid your hand on me!
\n6\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>This is just too wonderful, deep, and incomprehensible!
\nYour understanding of me brings me wonder and strength.[b<\/a>]<\/sup>
\n7\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Where could I go from your Spirit?
\nWhere could I run and hide from your face?
\n8\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>If I go up to heaven, you\u2019re there!
\nIf I go down to the realm of the dead, you\u2019re there too!
\n9\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>If I fly with wings into the shining dawn, you\u2019re there!
\nIf I fly into the radiant sunset, [c<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0you\u2019re there waiting!
\n10\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Wherever I go, your hand will guide me;
\nyour strength will empower me.
\n11\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>It\u2019s impossible to disappear from you
\nor to ask the darkness to hide me,
\nfor your presence is everywhere, bringing light into my night.
\n12\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>There is no such thing as darkness with you.
\nThe night, to you, is as bright as the day;
\nthere\u2019s no difference between the two.
\n13\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>You formed my innermost being, shaping my delicate inside
\nand my intricate outside,
\nand wove them all together in my mother\u2019s womb.[d<\/a>]<\/sup>
\n14\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>I thank you, God, for making me so mysteriously complex!
\nEverything you do is marvelously breathtaking.
\nIt simply amazes me to think about it!
\nHow thoroughly you know me, Lord!
\n15\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>You even formed every bone in my body
\nwhen you created me in the secret place;[e<\/a>]<\/sup>
\ncarefully, skillfully you shaped me[f<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0from nothing to something.
\n16\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>You saw who you created me to be before I became me![g<\/a>]<\/sup>
\nBefore I\u2019d ever seen the light of day,
\nthe number of days you planned for me
\nwere already recorded in your book.[h<\/a>]<\/sup>
\n17\u201318\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Every single moment you are thinking of me!
\nHow precious and wonderful to consider
\nthat you cherish me constantly in your every thought!
\nO God, your desires toward me are more
\nthan the grains of sand on every shore!
\nWhen I awake each morning, you\u2019re still with me.
\n19\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>O God, come and slay these bloodthirsty, murderous men!
\nFor I cry out, \u201cDepart from me, you wicked ones!\u201d
\n20\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>See how they blaspheme your sacred name
\nand lift up themselves against you, but all in vain!
\n21\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Lord, can\u2019t you see how I despise those who despise you?
\nFor I grieve when I see them rise up against you.
\n22\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>I have nothing but complete hatred and disgust for them.
\nYour enemies shall be my enemies!
\n23\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>God, I invite your searching gaze into my heart.
\nExamine me through and through;
\nfind out everything that may be hidden within me.
\nPut me to the test and sift through all my anxious cares.
\n24\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>See if there is any path of pain I\u2019m walking on,
\nand lead me back to your glorious, everlasting way\u2014
\nthe path that brings me back to you.<\/em><\/h6>\n
Footnotes<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
    \n
  1. \n
    139:5<\/a>\u00a0Or \u201cYou hem me in [lit. \u201cbesiege me\u201d] before and behind.\u201d The implication is that God protects the psalmist from what may come in the future and what has happened in the past.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    139:6<\/a>\u00a0As translated from the Septuagint. The Hebrew reads \u201ctoo high to understand.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    139:9<\/a>\u00a0Implied in the Hebrew, which reads \u201cthe remote parts of the sea\u201d or \u201cbeyond the horizon to the west.\u201d The sea is west of Israel.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    139:13<\/a>\u00a0The Hebrew word for \u201cknit\u201d or \u201cwove\u201d can also be translated \u201ccovered\u201d or \u201cdefended.\u201d God places an eternal spirit inside the conceived child within the womb of a mother and covers that life, sends the child a guardian angel, and watches over him or her.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    139:15<\/a>\u00a0The Hebrew text is literally \u201cthe depths of the earth.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n
    139:15<\/a>\u00a0Or \u201cembroidered me.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n
    139:16<\/a>\u00a0The Hebrew could be translated \u201cas an embryo.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n
    139:16<\/a>\u00a0See\u00a0Ps. 69:28<\/a>.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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