Surely the Lord Is in This Place

About this episode

The episode explores the theme of recognizing God's presence in everyday life through the lens of Jacob's experience in Genesis.

Scripture Genesis 28:16-17 (The Message) Jacob woke up from his sleep. He said, “God is in this place—truly. And I didn’t even know it!” He was terrified. He whispered in awe, “Incredible. Wonderful. Holy. This is God’s House. This is the Gate of Heaven.” Refrain God is here. I am waking up to it. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "In God you do not include less and less; you always see and love more and more. The more you transcend your small ego, the more you can include. When you look at any other person, a flower, a honeybee, a mountain — anything — you are seeing the incarnation of God's love for you and the universe you call home." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• God's presence
• spiritual awakening
• Christianity
• incarnation
• awe
• nature

Keywords

• God
• spirituality
• Jacob
• Richard Rohr
• incarnation
• Heaven
• awe
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Universal Christ

Places: Heaven, God's House, this place, universe, any other person, a flower, a honeybee, a mountain

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