Divine presence

Divine presence, presence of God, Inner God, or simply presence is a concept in religion, spirituality, and theology that deals with the ability of a deity to be "present" with human beings, sometimes associated with omnipresence. The concept is shared by many religious traditions, is found in a number of independently derived conceptualizations, and each of these has culturally distinct terminology. Some of the various relevant concepts and terms are: Immanence – usually applied in monotheistic, pantheistic, pandeistic, or panentheistic faiths to suggest that the spiritual world permeates the mundane. It is often contrasted with transcendence, in which the divine is seen to be outside the material world. Inner light – in various religions, the presence of God as a "light". The Religious Society of Friends regards this concept as a fundamental belief. Divine light – an aspect of divine presence with qualities of illumination: thought, intellect, knowledge, insight, wisdom, being, divine love. Numen – Latin term for "presence", used historically to refer to a Roman religious concept. Theophany – the appearance of a deity to a human. Higher consciousness–is the consciousness of a higher Self, transcendental reality, or God. Angel of the Presence – an entity variously considered angelic or else identified with God himself. Shekhinah – the dwelling or settling of the divine presence of God and his cosmic glory. The Sages of Israel have given expression of the Divine Presence (Hebrew: Shekhinah) in their writings: The Divine Presence rests not [upon man] through sadness, neither through sloth, nor through jesting, nor through levity, nor through loquacity, nor through [a host of] vain pursuits, but rather through the joyful performance of keeping one’s religious duty. Christology Immanuel – "God with us," is a Biblical concept that deals with the concept of divine presence, often used by Christians as a title for Jesus Incarnation (Christianity) – Believed to be the second person of the Trinity, also known as God the Son or the Logos (Word), "became flesh" by being conceived in the womb of Mary.