![{God's] presence is not contingent upon our feeling it. It simply is. We must learn to remember this and calm ourselves. By His apparent 'absence', He is leading us to a more mature level of consciousness, self-offering, and love. He is leading us from the love of God for the sake of His gifts to love of God for His own sake](https://i0.wp.com/quotesimages.org/images/newquotes05/gods-presence-is-not-contingent-upon-our-feeling-it-it-simply-is-we-must-learn-to-remember-this-and--a4t5l.jpg "{God's] presence is not contingent upon our feeling it. It simply is. We must learn to remember this and calm ourselves. By His apparent 'absence', He is leading us to a more mature level of consciousness, self-offering, and love. He is leading us from the love of God for the sake of His gifts to love of God for His own sake")
{God’s] presence is not contingent upon our feeling it. It simply is. We must learn to remember this and calm ourselves. By His apparent ‘absence’, He is leading us to a more mature level of consciousness, self-offering, and love. He is leading us from the love of God for the sake of His gifts to love of God for His own sake (Monks of New Skete, In The Spirit of Happiness: A Book of Spiritual Wisdom)