SPEAKER_00: Today, as we pray, find a quiet place to connect with God.
SPEAKER_00: Put yourself in an environment where you can hear Him, distraction-free.
SPEAKER_00: Maybe you are in a busy or a public place.
SPEAKER_00: Close your eyes if you can and block out anything that might fight for your attention.
SPEAKER_00: Would you say out loud with me, God, I'm here to meet with you.
SPEAKER_00: Acts 17, 27 through 28 says, He is not far from any one of us, for in him we live and move and have our being.
SPEAKER_00: God did not create the world and stay far away.
SPEAKER_00: He is near to every person he made.
SPEAKER_00: You live, move, and breathe within his presence.
SPEAKER_00: Say this prayer along with me.
SPEAKER_00: God, thank you for staying near.
SPEAKER_00: Thank you for surrounding my life with your presence.
SPEAKER_00: Next, ask God to make his nearness real to you today.
SPEAKER_00: Tell him where you feel distant or alone.
SPEAKER_00: Invite him in and ask him to help you become aware of him in those places today.
SPEAKER_00: Close, safe, surrounded.
SPEAKER_00: Let your mind stay on that picture for the next fifteen seconds and wait on the presence of God.
SPEAKER_00: Do you know someone who is far from God or someone who might in this season feel distant from God?
SPEAKER_00: Take the next minute and pray for them.
SPEAKER_00: Help us to live aware of your presence today.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.