Having grown up in the church I have sang this song many times before. If I am being completely honest, while the words of this song are powerful, it was not one of my favorites. I typically prefer more up beat songs with a health dose of electric guitar mixed in. However since the first Kairos meeting 3 weeks ago, this song has taken on new meaning. We sing 'Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place...' at the conclusion of each meeting. I can tell from my limited experience it is clearly evident that the Lord is working in this ministry. Without fail, every meeting is filled with a healthy dose of worship, prayer, laughter, crying, life altering testimonies and of course the presence of the Lord.
Today a young man who has been looking for full time work for 4 years shared how he was blessed this week to finally get full time employment. This opportunity came after many months of working part time for minimum wage at the same place. His hard work and dedication was noticed and rewarded. He was so thankful to see the Lord's provision shortly after learning his family was expecting another child a few weeks ago. He has been faithfully seeking the Lord for provision and the Lord has seen this a blessed him. It was an awesome time of sharing and reflection. It was awesome to see someone so dedicated to Jesus and so on fire for serving Him.
Then at the end we again sang the same ending song and we had another reminder how we surely were in the presence of the Lord. What an awesome time!
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