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Tables of Contents for In God's Presence
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
6
God of Fire
7
4
God is fire at the heart of everything
Pray by facing Mother Earth
Learning to see in the dark
Holy Wisdom, My God
11
4
Pray to God as World-Mothering Spirit
God surrounds us
Seeing God through others
I Do Not Stand Alone
15
4
I am safe in the web of life
God is a communion of inexhaustible vitality
Why classism impoverishes us all
Lover of Clowns
19
4
An audience afraid to laugh: what a joke!
Much lies hidden from the wise
Sometimes even a monkey hangs on tight
When Hope Is Gone
23
4
I feel the breeze of new possibilities
The faith of my ancestors firms my own
Being lowly can be good
In Peace of Soul
27
4
Decide to go with the music
True religion is simple
God can out-dream us all
I Cannot Pray
31
4
I am besieged with distractions
I add my whisper
A miracle of life am I
You Are Home
35
4
God is closer than my skin
How say a wordless prayer?
Sluggish is no way to feel
This Grief
39
4
Knowledge, like a stone, weighs me down
God who is---is
I carry on, oasis to oasis
O Infinite Music
43
4
We are all children of the wind
I sing with soundless song
Sometimes psalms bring lovers near
Your Actions Speak
47
4
I hear you, God
Why is there randomness?
Even small creatures have pride
What Shall I Call You?
51
4
You are not the lord
We have often erred
Are nicknames allowed for God?
Anxiety Surrounds Me
55
4
Where's an end to dread and restlessness?
God will not slumber
Risk sustains me
My Scars
59
4
There are ``isms'' in my bones
I have no prayers today
A sorry snob ends up sorry
I Turn To You
63
4
That's enough of the unreal for today
Put in me a yearning for solidarity
See how a spider surrenders: with difficulty
God of Death
67
4
We all reach out for meaning
Had Jesus a need to die?
Mayflies make sense
Looking Back
71
4
The web of history unites us all
Today I'm feeling fully grounded
Tears like rain fall all around me
You Have Found Me
75
4
I am afraid of nothing
Avoid eccentric prayer
Magnanimous microbes pray quietly
Let's Be Born Again
79
4
There is something beneath our differences
You are bread
Grant us the joy of your presence
God of the Future
83
4
The darkness contains you
When will I see the design?
I thirst for meaning, God
No Time For Anything
87
4
Why think of tasks that will never get done?
Grant me the aptitude to be alone
Pure beeing is my being
I'll Save the World
91
4
I'll fix it all myself
Financial obesity: it's bad for health
Make my faith a wonder
Unhappy With Myself
95
4
A land of shadows beckons
In darkness illusions thrive
There is a joy in flying dragons
If I Were You
99
4
It's time to be awakening to the real
You are always answering prayers
Parent of the homeless, open my heart
I Am At Sea
103
4
You are an ocean of mystery
Giving up on despair: that's my concession
Wondrous God of color, I'm open to change
Be My Rock
107
4
Inside the mystery is where we are
Each of us lives with the circus
He feels a hundred thrills, lucky fellow
How Shall I Forgive?
111
4
Seventy times seven times, forgive
Set me free, God!
A quiet presence with me is enough
Beyond Words
115
4
My surrender: is it good or bad?
Do not stop at words!
Gnats gneed hope
Holy Mystery
119
4
Give us the gift of a new heart
Who's beyond absurdity?
We only desire safe haven
I Ask the Impossible
123
Establish your presence: come!
God is a communioning threesome
There's music in all my days!