May 20

The Presence of God

“In Thy presence is fulness of joy.”
— Ps. 16:11

Such here on earth I am,
Though I in weakness roam;
My place on high,
God's self so nigh;
His presence is my home.

“It is a terrible thing … when God's presence, in the place of being the home of our hearts, is terror and distress. I have no doubt that you will find hundreds of Christians who, instead of feeling away from home when they have got out of God's presence, are at ease.”