The Presence of God

I wonder if the close followers of Jesus, particularly the Eleven, had any incling that the time of Jesus' physical presence among them was limited and would eventually come to an end. If so, wouldn't they have wanted to take advantage of that presence and be with him as much as possible? We have a few recorded instances of appearances: on the road to Emmaus, in the upper room, by the shore of the Sea of Gallilee, for example. I wonder if there were others.
What we do know is that Jesus gave himself to us in the Holy Eucharist, and promised the Holy Spirit, who would live in us and help us continue to abide in him. (cf. Jn 14: 15-21).
One of the foundations of growth in the spiritual life left to us by St. Marcellin, is "The Presence of God, a simple but frequent reminder to ourselves that God is within us, beside us, in others, everywhere. Another way of looking at it is to imagine ourselves as one of the Eleven, seeking to be with Jesus as much as possible in those post-resurrection days. As they hungered to be in his presence, so might we. It's easy to find, if not in frequent attendance at Mass, then at frequent moments of short awareness-awakening prayers or conversations with Jesus...even to just saying his name. Our thoughts, our language, our treatment of others and our actions would be much different if we lived as much as possible in the presence of God. Try it.
Bro. Rene