Villamor Air BaseOctober 2, 2014

FB: Hawak Kamay Pinoy Connection

What does it mean to be aware of God’s presence?

When and where is God most present?

How can one have an ongoing and growing awareness of the presence of

God?

It is the conviction and belief that God is present in our world and active in

our lives.

It is the conviction and belief that God is presentin this world and active in

my world.

It is the faith to believe that God is present during Peaks and Pits, when battles are won or when

battles are lost, and when things cannot get better or things cannot

be more difficult.

It is the faith to believe that God is present during Peaks and Pits, when battles are won or when

battles are lost, and when things cannot get better or things cannot

be more difficult.

Introduction

Discovering God from within

Discovering God in others

Discovering God in this world

Open forum

What did you observe about yourself and the people

around you while listening to the music?

Which music is particularly relevant to your present

journey and why?(personal, marriage and family,

professional career)

If there is one song that can best describe who you are or what you have become, what

would it be?

“Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want

and I choose what better leads to the deepening of

God's life in me.” St. Ignatius of Loyola

Sense of PRESENSE

Sense of PREFERENCE

Sense of PLEASURE

Sense of PRAISE

Sense of PURPOSE

1. Be aware of God’s presence

2. Review the day with gratitude

3. Pay attention to your emotions

4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it

5. Look toward tomorrow

“30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is

no commandment greater than these.”

“25For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you

gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;

36naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and

you came to Me.'…”

1. People to know that God is love through us

2. Entering the lives of others without judgment or bias

3. Reconciling people with themselves

4. Educating the hearts and minds of others

“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has

no woes.” Buddha

In what ways can I be more like the hand of God to my

family, my professional career, and the influence that I

presently have?

“Thy Kingdom thy will be done on earth as it is in

heaven”

Selfishness

Apathy and complacency

Ego

Own needs

“Live simply so others may simply live.” Mother Theresa

Externally Motivated

Internally Motivated

Eternally Motivated

1. Develop your own ritual and adopt a spiritual exercise to make you aware of yourself and of God in all expressions of life.

2. Be conscious of the presence of God within yourself and in others and in every situation and event.

3. Use your influence to help others be more aware of the presence of God.

1. In what area of your life do you feel there is a need to be more aware of the God’s presence?

2. At this point and time, what do you hear God is telling you and where is He leading you?