The Blessing of God’s Presence

I bless you to know

The presence of the Lord

More deeply

And powerfully

Than any high priest

Who ever dared enter

Behind the thick veil

That secluded the

Ark of the Covenant.

That golden mercy seat,

Where God promised

To meet with His priest,

That blood-stained lid

Of the Ark,

Where God made Himself

Palpably present,

Exists no more

Because it is needed no more!

You,

Child of God,

Need no ark,

No gilded cherubim,

No priestly ritual,

No incense smoke,

To encounter the living God.

He lives in you, saint!

Your body has become the temple.

You have what no ancient priest ever had—

Unrestricted access to the Father.

He’s with you.

No ark required.