Perception of the living God.

God is the one who has been speaking since the beginning. In the beginning, the Word was with God, and God was the Word. The Letter to the Hebrews says: God spoke to our ancestors in many ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. But what good is it if people do not hear? God acts and wants to intervene not only in the lives of individuals but also in the lives of all mankind. What good is it when people do not see God’s actions? God loves. He created the whole world out of love, called each of us to love, and constantly pours out his love on this world through his Spirit. The proof of his love is his own Son, whom he gave to us. But people do not feel this. God is still alive and present, but people do not perceive him. This deafness, blindness, and dullness, which are signs of unbelief, are fundamental causes of the crisis of faith. It is impossible to lead a spiritual life when I do not perceive God. It is impossible to live with God when I do not experience His love or know anything about God. When I do not encounter God, God is distant from my life. That is why a particular search is so important in our lives. That is why Jesus said that whoever seeks will find, and whoever knocks will be opened. Searching is part of human nature. Even though man seeks, the truth remains that God seeks man. But we are so hidden and self-absorbed that we do not perceive God’s interest in us. That is why man must seek for himself, to open himself to new realities, not to close himself off. We need to discover God and finally begin to perceive Him. God did not abandon the world after He created it. He is Emmanuel. God is with us. God is with every human being. He is present in our lives, but man does not perceive God. It is difficult to speak of a spiritual life unless a man feels God is at work. Spiritual life begins where each of our actions expresses our relationship with God. Just as a person must open his eyes to see, so must we open our hearts to see God. Just as a small child cannot see or hear after birth, but its senses must awaken, so too must the senses of our soul awaken for us to begin to perceive the divine, God hidden in creation and ultimately hidden in our hearts. Let us learn to understand the signs that God gives us. Signs are different. The most significant sign is Jesus himself. A person who has discovered Christ discovers the love of the Father through Christ. And there are various events through which God intervenes in our lives. He does not do this violently. He respects the freedom of each of us. Without freedom, there is no love. Many people ask, “Why doesn’t God intervene?” It is precisely because He respects human freedom. We need to learn to perceive the signs of God’s love. There comes a moment when a person opens his eyes and realizes that he cannot be himself. Because we humans are primarily focused on material things, fleeting things, and ourselves, we do not perceive God. Sometimes God leads us to Himself through poverty. Poverty can be material or spiritual. When we lack something, we often appreciate it more and establish different values. However, it is also about the poverty of ideas, desires, and feelings. Through all this, we realize the necessity of God. Poverty leads to dependence on God. The tragedy at the beginning was that people thought they could live without God. But without God, man can only die. We must know that to exist at all, we need God; to be able to do anything, to be able to love, to have relationships, we need God. It is just a matter of when we realize this.When people are in need or in poverty, they begin to perceive God better. God is with us even in our wealth, but we do not perceive Him when we do not need Him. He is with us not only in sickness, but also when we are healthy. But when we are healthy, we do not remember Him. That is why it is so important that each of us must experience a moment of hardship and helplessness. So that the moments of self-confidence that we feel diminish in our lives, and the moments in which God is present increase. So that we may become people who are always aware of God, so that, in other words, we may learn to live in the presence of the living God. Without the awareness that God is with me, that He permeates every moment of my life, it is impossible to live spiritually. Living with God is spiritual life. One should realize that everything is a gift from God. God comes to us through the circumstances of our lives. A person who learns to perceive that life is a gift, relationships are a gift, friendship is a gift, nature is a gift, and food is a gift. Everything is grace. Then one understands the important truth that we are here to receive gifts. God created us so that He could shower us with His gifts and give us His love, Himself. When a person is open to God’s gift, then God gives. The more a person experiences God’s presence, the more he realizes all God has done for him. A desire to live for God arises in the heart of man. Each of us is called to something different. A person is called not only to perceive God’s love, but also to respond to it. To be always close to God and discover God as He is. And whoever has discovered God cannot help but love Him. A desire grows in him to live for Him. Such a person allows himself to be guided by God. This increases the desire in a person not only to give something to God but also to belong to God and give himself to God when the time comes when God says, “Come home.” And you will say, “Finally, I am going.” This is the death that is life for a Christian. For a person to understand their mission in life, it is necessary to perceive God, to learn to live in God’s presence, to learn to love. May God open our eyes to see, our ears to hear, and our minds to understand the signs of love, so that we may truly live with Him, in Him, and for Him, because otherwise our whole life is just an illusion.