Grace Chapel - San Diego

OverviewThis is the third episode of The Gathering Podcast. Today’s “conversations with the congregation” episode is a conversation between Scott Wessell and host Peter Varberg around the history, concept, and practice of God's Presence.Discussion0:00- 11:00 Scott explains what joy/happiness are and why they seem so elusive. 11:00- 23:00 Scott explains how to learn to experience consistent joy and happiness by understanding where joy comes from and how to “choose joy.” They also talk about Isaiah 26:323:00- 30:00 Scott explains the Nehemiah ch 8:10 “the joy of the Lord is my strength and what it has to do with choosing joy. He explains what to do with inappropriate emotional responses. 30:00-38:00 Scott explains how the act of focusing on something raises the importance of the thing you are focusing on. 38:00-42:00 Scott explains his favorite spiritual practice and how it helped him deal with lies he had been believing since his childhood. 42:00- 52:30 Scott explains how you can practice the presence of