God knows us

“O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.

You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I am far away.

You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do.

You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. Too great for me to understand !” (Psalm 139: 1-6).

Sometimes we do not let people get to know us completely because we are afraid they will discover something about us that they would not like. But God already knows everything about us, even the number of hairs on our head (Matthew 10: 30), and still He accepts and loves us. His total awareness of us, therefore, should comforts us because He stays with us through every situation and every trial, protecting, loving, and guiding us, and knowing and loving us completely.

Fr. Augustine Wong