Philemon 7-20 / Luke 17:20-29
The way that God is present to us is so wonderful and so amazing.
It is so different from how we are present to each other.
Our presence with and for each other is limited. We meet each other for just a period of time. We talk to each other on the phone for just a period of time.
Beyond that we are literally absent from each other in the physical sense.
But God is always present to us, whether we are awake or asleep, whether we are praying or not.
As much as God is always present with us, we are not always present with Him.
Often we are not aware and forget that God is always with us.
In the gospel, Jesus says that the Kingdom of God is among us.
In other words, God is always showing us the signs of His presence around us and also within us.
May we always remember that, may we always be aware of that, and know that God is always there whenever we call upon Him.