Your Presence is all that I want.

 Your Presence

Your presence is all that I want.

Not the gifts You give,though they are good and true,

Not the path You light,though it leads me through.

Not even the answers to the prayers I’ve prayed,

But the One who is Answer,in whose shadow I’m made.

Let the noise of blessing fall to a sacred hush,

The clamor of wanting fade to a single rush

Of knowingYou are here. And in that knowing, rest.

To be fully present in Your presence—this is best.

One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. (Psalm 27:4)

In the stillness, You are enough. In the struggle, You are my peace.

In the hunger of my spirit,You are the feast.

When other lights grow dim and other wells run dry,

The constant,shining “enough” is the light in Your eye.

So I still my soul. I quiet every part.

I seek not Your hand,Lord, but Your heart.

For if I haveYou, I have everything I need—

The beginning,the journey, the life, the creed.

Your presence is my portion.

My promise.

My home.

Amen.

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The One Thing Necessary

This cry echoes the heart of true worship throughout Scripture:

· The Psalmist's Priority: David declared that a single day in God's courts was better than a thousand elsewhere, desiring above all to gaze upon God's beauty (Psalm 84:10, 27:4).

· Mary's Choice: Jesus affirmed Mary, who chose to sit at His feet in His presence, calling it the "good portion" that would not be taken away (Luke 10:42).

· The Promise Fulfilled: God's ultimate promise is not just a place, but His personal presence—"My Presence will go with you" (Exodus 33:14). In Christ, this becomes our reality (Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 13:5).

To want God's presence above all else is to align your heart with the greatest treasure and the deepest source of life. It is the fulfillment of every other blessing.