Here Right Now (thank you, Thompson Twins!)

If I had to describe my motto in life, it would be this: Be present in the present in the presence of God. It is my aim (and a mark I often miss). The reality is that here right now is the only place we can really live. I hope you enjoy this beautiful footage we took on our Croatian adventure in 2021 from the Dalmatian Hinterland through the 4.2km Sveti Ilija Tunnel that ends close to the Adriatic Sea just south of Split. Thank you, Thompson Twins, for your great music! May God bless you, protect you, and give you peace!

Music: “Hold Me Now” (Thompson Twins)

Words by me: We get distracted, lose focus, feel glum. It’s tempting to live in regret for the past or in time yet to come. But we have been given the gift of today. Why fuss, and why fight it, just learn to delight in the moment, okay? Oh! Here right now, whoa, where you are. Be present in, the present in the presence of God. God gave us his name: YHWH, “I Am.” So why do we search in the past or the future and not where we are? Perhaps we could learn how, to be and to live in the place and the time of our own circumstances, here, now, where we are. Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh! Here right now, whoa, where you are. Be present in, the present in the presence of God. Here right now, whoa, where you are. Be present in, the present in the presence of God. You are so beloved – what more could we say? There’s nothing you’ve done or could do to take God’s great love for you away. So I’ll sing you a new song – light and life have arrived. There’s grace and forgiveness for each one who calls on the name of the Lord. Whoa, oh, whoa, oh. Here right now, (be present in the presence), whoa, where you are (in the presence of God). Be present in (be present in) the present in the presence of God.