God is Always by your side

“If I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant.” One of the many things that truly astounds me as I grow in a greater understanding of our faith, mature in spiritual confidence, come to a greater awareness of myself and become more truly informed and enlightened in this spiritual age is the lack of awareness, knowledge and understanding I possess in knowing and remembering that God is truly with me always, every day. To remember and never forget that God is truly by me, standing always by my side. He is always listening to me, to all I say, pouring His life in me always, always sharing the mutual grace that leads me and sustains me, providing all the love that bonds us and binds us always, united in a bond of holy covenant, binding us to each other in a sacred union that can never be broken, separated, undone or ever forgotten. God is always standing by me, with me, by my side, from the inside always. That is such a profound reality that should never be dismissed or forgotten. Then why is it at times that I fail to always remember that the Lord is always with me, never leaving or forsaking me but always uniting me more deeply through the gift of His Word and the bond of charity flowing through Holy Communion. Why is it so easy to forget and not always to remember His saving grace, to rely on His sacred presence, or to ask and beg Him to make His presence known, cherished, felt. To beg like Abraham and ask for the gracious favor that the Lord would not pass us by or to silently remain perpetually united to Him like Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus who quietly remained by His side from the inside as He actively remained united to her in her heart and through her prayer. Each so amazingly aware of God’s immanent presence, understanding their need for sacred union and knowing that only God could provide for what they truly needed. Like the glorious prophets and patriarchs, like all the holy angels and saints, we need to pray for a greater awareness of God’s holy presence, His nearness, his closeness to us that we may turn to Him always, making a full return to Him and not ignore or forget Him but rather remain in the knowledge of His love and His loving presence. To pray, recall, remember God is by your side always, from the inside.