Love’s Infinite Presence

We encounter the Holy as both overwhelming and deeply inviting. On one hand, God feels distant, immense, and utterly beyond us, stirring fear and a sense of separation. Many of us remain in this space, defining our spiritual lives around sin and our inadequacies. Yet, there’s another side—a pull toward something irresistibly good, a presence that feels near and intimate. Mysticism begins when the totally transcendent image of God starts to recede, and there’s a deepening sense of God as imminent, present, here, now, safe, and even within me. This paradox—God as both distant and present—invites us to move beyond fear into deeper connection. When we embrace this fullness, God becomes not just external but alive within us. We recognize a profound unity, where God is no longer separate but intricately interwoven with our being. In this awareness, love becomes personal, immediate, and transformative.

May we awaken to the God
who is both beyond and within,
drawing us into love’s infinite presence.

(inspired by Rudolf Otto, The Idea of the Holy; Richard Rohr, Yes, And…)