Is it appropriate to read in God's presence?

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What do you think of doing other things (e.g. reading spiritual books) while in the same room with God? Is it better to leave the room if you’re not there to interact directly with God himself?

Is it appropriate to read books (e.g., Christian classics) with the intent of growing closer to the Lord when we’re sacramentally in God’s presence? The idea strikes me as absurd if you replace the personage of a private audience with someone less (e.g., the Pope), so how much more wrong would it be for a private audience with someone much greater than the Pope – God himself!
 
One difference between an audience with the Pope and eucharistic adoration is that there is likely to be more immediately recognizable interaction with the Pope than with God. The Pope will talk back to you; God usually relies on other means of communication than direct speech. One of those means can be spiritual reading, such as the Bible, a catechism, the Divine Office, lives of saints, etc. There is nothing wrong with reading appropriate materials while in eucharistic adoration.

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