🕊️ Introduction: Is God Still Among Us?

In a world rushing forward with technology, noise, and relentless distraction, it’s easy to wonder: Where is God? The divine presence that once seemed to part seas, raise the dead, and speak through burning bushes—has He gone silent?

And yet, across centuries and continents, there remains a steady, unwavering belief: God has never left. He is still present—in subtle glances, whispered prayers, unexplainable miracles, and most powerfully, in the human heart.

This is the story of God in the modern world, told not through thunder, but through lives touched by His invisible hand.

✨ Chapter 1: The Silence That Speaks

God doesn’t always arrive with spectacle. Sometimes, He comes in a quiet sunrise, a kind word from a stranger, or the moment you nearly gave up—until something or someone pulled you back.

“I was standing on a bridge,” one man shared anonymously. “Ready to let go. Then a complete stranger walked up, placed a hand on my shoulder, and said, ‘You matter.’ That stranger walked away. But in that moment, I knew it wasn’t random. That was God.”

God speaks loudest in the silence. He shows up in stillness, when your heart is open and your soul is tired. And when you least expect it, He reminds you: You are not alone.

💫 Chapter 2: The Incorruptibles – Bodies That Defy Time

In churches across Europe and beyond, there are saints whose bodies have not decayed—incorruptible, untouched by time or death. These are not myths or legends, but physical bodies enshrined in glass: preserved without embalming, surviving centuries.

One of the most striking examples is Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who died in 1879. Her body, displayed in Nevers, France, appears untouched by time. Her skin remains soft. Her hands folded in peace. Doctors examined her body multiple times—and were left speechless.

For the faithful, this is no medical anomaly. It is a divine signature.

As one pilgrim whispered through tears at her glass tomb:
“She is not here to prove God exists. She is here to show that holiness is real.”

🌿 Chapter 3: Miracles in Nature and the Animal Kingdom

God’s handwriting is also evident in nature—sometimes in the smallest of creatures.

A mother swan shields her young in the rain with outstretched wings.
A dolphin swims beside a fisherman’s boat, appearing every morning for years.
A koala, half-burned from wildfire, is cradled back to life by a firefighter who prays aloud as he rescues it.

In each story, there is grace. There is a pattern. Something more than chance.

Even in disaster, beauty and kindness bloom. And faith, like a flower after the storm, rises again.

📖 Chapter 4: Scripture Fulfilled in Flesh and Spirit

The Bible tells us:

“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart… and He will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5–6

These are not just ancient words. They live today.

In the incorrupt saints, we see the temple preserved.
In the stories of lost souls guided by unseen light, we see paths straightened.
In the stillness of our own lives, if we listen, we hear a heartbeat that is not our own:
It is God, walking with us.

🌍 Chapter 5: Faith in the Modern World

In the age of AI, virtual reality, and digital chaos, faith might seem outdated. But something extraordinary is happening: faith is not dying—it is being reborn.

More young people are seeking meaning beyond material things. Churches are no longer just buildings, but communities online, in homes, and even in forests and fields. Miracles are shared not only in chapels but on screens—where millions witness and wonder.

God doesn’t need a burning bush to speak. He can use a tweet, a whispered prayer in a comment thread, or a photo of a nun whose body has not decayed for over a hundred years.

He meets us where we are. Always.

🙏 Conclusion: The Greatest Miracle

The greatest miracle is not an incorrupt body. Not even the raising of the dead.

It is a heart that chooses to believe again.
A soul that forgives when it had every right not to.
A person who walks through fire—and still prays.

Because that is where God lives. Not in thunder. But in transformed hearts.

🕯️ Final Quote:

“God does not leave us.
Sometimes, we’re just looking in the wrong direction.”
— Sermon at Notre-Dame Cathedral, 2017