In your Presence.

 In Your Presence

In Your presence—not a place I visit now and then,

But the atmosphere I breathe, the home I'm in again.

Not a temple made with hands, not a holy hill to climb,

But the sacred, constant nearness that transcends all space and time.

You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:11)

In Your presence, fear dissolves like mist before the sun.

The battles that once raged in me are quieted, overrun.

Not because the fight is over, but because I know the King

Is here with me, inside the storm, and covering me with His wing.

In Your presence, shame grows silent. Accusations lose their voice.

For the One who knows me fully says, "You are My child, My choice."

No need to hide, no need to pose, no need to prove my worth—

For in Your presence, I remember who I've been since my new birth.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17)

In Your presence, I am seen—not judged, not turned away.

The wounds I thought disqualified me become the place You stay.

For Your power is perfected in the weakness I confess,

And Your presence turns my brokenness into a song of rest.

So let me linger here, O Lord. Let me not rush to leave.

For in Your presence, I receive what striving could not achieve.

Not answers to my every why, but something better still—

The knowledge that You are with me, and that is more than enough, and will.

Be still, and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10)

In Your presence.

My refuge. My rest. My true address.

Nothing else matters, nothing less.

Amen.