The presence of Jesus among us
January 10, 1978 Città Nuova {rokbox title=|Open Dialogue - question to Chiara:: Città Nuova, 10/01/1978| size=|fullscreen| thumb=|images/scritti/19780110_CN-p.jpg|}downloads/chi_19780110_en.pdf{/rokbox} “Open Dialogue” (question to Chiara) What are the effects that come from living that sentence of the Gospel that says: «Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them»?P. L. - Florence In living out this phrase of the Gospel, we can have the presence of Jesus in our midst: not the presence of a particular virtue, but of a person. We do not see Him with our eyes, but he is present and knows our every thought, every beat of our heart, every response of our soul. He is present. He is in everyone, envelopes everyone, and he helps, enlightens, and encourages each one and all of us together. And for Him to be present – and this is wonderful – just a few people are enough: two or three. And - amazingly - there where he is present, the Church is present. Tertullian said: