"You know my sitting down and my rising up; 

You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend 

my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with 

all my ways."

Psalm 139:2-3

 

Grief counselors recommend listening when comforting 

the suffering. Listening is a selfless, empathetic act, and 

a way to be silently present: “You are not alone in your 

pain; I am here with you.”

 

God is our listener, always there, listening to our thoughts and 

words, letting us know that we're not alone. He's “our refuge and 

strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1). Nowhere in 

the Bible is God’s “very presence” more beautifully expressed than

 in Psalm 139:1-16. When David was troubled by the adversaries of 

God who sought to discredit Him, he poured out his heart to God.

 In doing this, David recounted all the ways God was present with 

him, always ready to know and understand his thoughts. God was

 omnipresent, always and everywhere present, to David and had 

been from the moment of his conception in his mother’s womb .

 

If you find yourself alone today, or in a troubling 

place, know that God and His great and precious 

promises are with you. 

 

"God is either a present help

 or He is not much help at all."

J. B. Phillips