當我有狀況時，母親似乎有超能力可以很快就察覺。記得有一次，我在學校折騰了一天，回到家的時候，試著掩飾內心的沮喪，希望沒有人會發現。但母親還是關心地問道：「妳怎麼了？」接著她說，「在妳告訴我『沒事』之前，記得我是妳的母親。我生了妳，我比妳自己更瞭解妳。」母親一直提醒我，她對我有深刻的認識與瞭解，這使她能在我最需要她的時候來幫助我。

我們這些相信耶穌的人都是上帝的兒女，我們的天父深刻認識且關懷我們。詩人大衛體會到上帝關注祂兒女的一切，便稱頌道：「耶和華啊，祢已經鑒察我、認識我。我坐下，我起來，祢都曉得，祢從遠處知道我的意念」（詩篇139篇1-2節）。因上帝深刻認識我們，知道你我的每一個意念、渴望和行為，所以我們無論往何處去，都離不開上帝豐盛的慈愛和看顧（7-12節）。正如大衛說：「我若展開清晨的翅膀，飛到海極居住；就是在那裡，祢的手必引導我」（9-10節）。令人得安慰的是，無論我們的生活處在何種景況，只要我們禱告呼求上帝，祂都會給予我們所需的愛、智慧與指引。

It seems my mother can sense trouble from a mile away. Once, after a rough day at school, I tried to mask my frustration hoping that no one would notice. “What’s the matter?” she asked. Then she added, “Before you tell me it’s nothing, remember I’m your mother. I gave birth to you, and I know you better than you know yourself.” My mom has consistently reminded me that her deep awareness of who I am helps her be there for me in the moments I need her most.

As believers in Jesus, we’re cared for by a God who knows us intimately. The psalmist David praised Him for His attentiveness to the lives of His children saying, “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar” (Psalm 139:1–2). Because God knows who we are—our every thought, desire, and action—there’s nowhere we can go where we’re outside the bounds of His abundant love and care (vv. 7–12). As David wrote, “If I settle on the far side of the sea even there your hand will guide me” (vv. 9–10). We can find comfort knowing that no matter where we are in life, when we call out to God in prayer, He’ll offer us the love, wisdom, and guidance we need.