presence

Your Presence is all I need
It's all I want, all I seek
Without it, without it there's no meaning
Your Presence is the air I breathe
The song I sing, the love I need
Without it, without it I'm not living

I will exalt You, Lord, I will exalt You, Lord
There is no one like You God
I will exalt You, Lord, I will exalt You, Lord
No other name be lifted high

There will be no one like You
And no one beside You
You alone are worthy of all praise

Quite often these lyrics pop into my head.  For my life they ring true, i covet the presence of my savior.  Not a day goes by that I don't need him.  I can't imagine taking this journey aside from his presence.  So today this day I invite you to take some time to be still in his presence.  This world is a dark and noisy place but the presence of god is brighter and louder than the noise and darkness.  

"Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord , “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (psalm 91: 1-2)

1God is our refuge and strength,

an ever-present help in trouble.

2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

3though its waters roar and foam

and the mountains quake with their surging.

4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,

the holy place where the Most High dwells.

5God is within her, she will not fall;

God will help her at break of day.

6Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;

he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7The LordAlmighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.

8Come and see what the Lordhas done,

the desolations he has brought on the earth.

9He makes wars cease

to the ends of the earth.

He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;

he burns the shields with fire.

10He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth.”

11The LordAlmighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.

So I ask you who will read this post, who is  your fortress in the darkness?