在1969年7月20日，太空人尼爾·阿姆斯壯（Neil Armstrong）和巴茲·艾德林（Buzz Aldrin）踏出登月艙，成為首批行走在月球表面的人類，一時名聲大噪。但很少人會想到這個團隊中的第三位隊員麥可·柯林斯（Michael Collins），他當時正駕駛著阿波羅11號的指揮艙。

當柯林斯的隊友爬下梯子，測試月球表面時，他獨自一人在月球的背面待命，無法聯繫阿姆斯壯、艾德林以及地球上的任何人。美國太空總署（NASA）的評論說：「在亞當之後，沒有人比麥可·柯林斯更明白這種孤單了。」

我們偶爾會感到極其孤單。比方雅各的兒子約瑟被自己的哥哥們賣掉，迫使他離開迦南前往埃及（創世記37章23-28節），你可以想像一下他的感受。後來，他遭人誣陷，被扔進大牢中（39章19-20節），更加孤立無援。

約瑟身邊沒有任何親人，如何在異鄉的監獄裡存活呢？看看這句話：「約瑟在那裡坐監。但耶和華與約瑟同在」（20-21節）。在創世記39章，四次提醒我們這安慰人心的真理。

你也感到孤單或被人孤立嗎？當持守一個真理：上帝與你同在，正如耶穌已應許：「我就常與你們同在」（馬太福音28章20節）。有耶穌作你的救主，你就永遠不會孤單。

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped out of their lunar landing module and became the first humans to walk on the surface of the moon. But we don’t often think about the third person on their team, Michael Collins, who was flying the command module for Apollo 11.

After his teammates clambered down the ladder to test the lunar surface, Collins waited alone on the far side of the moon. He was out of touch with Neil, Buzz, and everyone on earth. NASA’s mission control commented, “Not since Adam has any human known such solitude as Mike Collins.”

There are times when we feel completely alone. Imagine, for instance, how Joseph, Jacob’s son, felt when he was taken from Israel to Egypt after his brothers sold him (Genesis 37:23–28). Then he was thrust into further isolation by being thrown in prison on false charges (39:19–20).

How did Joseph survive in prison in a foreign land with no family anywhere nearby? Listen to this: “While Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him” (vv. 20–21). Four times we’re reminded of this comforting truth in Genesis 39.

Do you feel alone or isolated from others? Hold on to the truth of God’s presence, promised by Jesus Himself: “Surely I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20). With Jesus as your Savior, you’re never alone.