God’s Active Presence
Text excerpts taken from “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life”
by Henri J.M. Nouwen
© 2015 by The Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust.
Published by HarperOne.

“Living a spiritually mature life requires listening to God’s voice within and among us. The great news of God’s revelation is not simply that “I am,” but also that God is actively present in the moments of our lives at all times and places. Our God is a God who cares, heals, guides, directs, challenges, confronts, corrects. To discern means first of all to listen to God, to pay attention to God’s active presence, and to obey God’s prompting, direction, leadings, and guidance.”