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WEEK 11 (Option 2) - Day 2
Training ground for living in the presence of God

Introduction
Theoretically we know that God is always present and that everything we do happens under God's "gaze"  (a symbol word for a reality that is not able to be grasped).  However, it is a long way from theoretically knowing to "feeling" the presence of God all the time just as we are mindful of the presence of another person in a dark room.  In former times monks practiced this  attitude.  Wherever they were they felt the "gaze" of God resting on them. Whatever they did was consciously done in the presence of God.  With that they established guidelines pointing the way that is important for the Christian life today.

Exercice
- Genesis 16:13 ("Thou art a God of seeing")

Variation
- Psalm 139:1-6 ( "Thou dost beset me behind and before")

Preparatory meditation
In a short "preparatory meditation" either in the morning in connection with a time of prayer or during reflection in the course of the day, undertake what lies before you with this consciousness:
„An eye looks down on us,
has all our life in sight.
sees all we do with eyes of love
from early morn 'til night.“
What takes place in the preparatory meditation calmly let happen in your work.

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