{"id":16160,"date":"2013-12-12T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T06:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=16160"},"modified":"2013-12-12T05:32:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T11:32:40","slug":"presence-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/12\/presence-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Presence for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15999\" alt=\"gchcarolsbloggraphic\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg 568w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love the word <em>\u201cpresence\u201d<\/em> when thinking of my God.\u00a0 This word brings a constant in my life.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is a word I can count on always no matter what is going on in my day.<\/p>\n<p>Being filled with and surrounded by the Presence of God is the most wonderful gift we could ever receive.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #8c0c1b;\"><i>In the busy Christmas noise all the lights, the bells, the toys, I have found You are the only source of comfort and joy.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #8c0c1b;\">\u00a0<i>Lord, I want Your Presence for Christmas.\u00a0 I want Your Presence for Christmas. \u00a0I long to feel Your spirit speaking peace to my heart.\u00a0 Of all the gifts I may receive, there\u2019s only one I really need.\u00a0 And it\u2019s Your Presence, Your Presence for Christmas.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #8c0c1b;\">\u00a0<i>When the holiday is through, and the year is fresh and new, what will linger are the moments spent, my Lord, just worshipping You.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #8c0c1b;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><i>Lord, I want Your Presence for Christmas. \u00a0I want Your Presence for Christmas. \u00a0I long to feel Your spirit speaking peace to my heart.\u00a0 Of all the gifts I may receive, there\u2019s only one I really need.\u00a0 And it\u2019s Your Presence, Your Presence for Christmas.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Presence for Christmas<\/em><\/span> ~ sung by the Sisters<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #a71a2e;\">**********<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\">Are you looking for something more permanent that doesn\u2019t only come once a year and only lasts a little while?<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Then ask for \u00a0\u201c<b><span style=\"color: #a71a2e;\">Presence<\/span>\u201d not \u201cpresents.\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcOpggul6EQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Dear God,<\/p>\n<p>I pray that each one of us will desire Your Presence more every day in our life and that You will help us to see \u201cPresence\u201d is constant and \u201cpresents\u201d are temporary. \u00a0\u00a0In Your name I pray.\u00a0 Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love the word \u201cpresence\u201d when thinking of my God.\u00a0 This word brings a constant in my life.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is a word I can count on always no matter what is going on in my day. 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