We merely feel its presence, and exist with the knowledge that the closer we get to it; the more painfully felt the remaining distance will be.
Not exact matches
Merely to over-ride a human will (as His
felt presence in any but the faintest and most mitigated degree would certainly do) would be for Him useless.
We don't have to act on those
feelings, or even to like them,
merely to acknowledge their
presence.
Since I just brought up Best Production Design, why not segue to the Art Directors» Guild: were its members genuinely bowled over by the contemporary design work in «The Town» and «127 Hours,» or did they
merely feel obliged to maintain those films» consistent
presence in the season?
One of my favorite writers is Alan Furst, whose WWII espionage novels are so enlivened by their stylish writing you can't help but
feel yourself in the
presence not
merely of a great story but the truth of history.
Her
presence merely felt like a method to allow him to undertake tasks his ghostly figures couldn't, rather than a compelling second lead.