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Mikhail是一个难民。他住在陌生的异乡，费力地学习一种新的语言；他想念他的老朋友并努力适应新的环境。Mikhail在电邮中向我们分享他的祷告：“我祈求我不会再感到孤单；我祈求我能够对世界有贡献；我祈求可以摆脱这些焦虑和抑郁；我已经精疲力竭了。”

我们大多数人都不是难民。我们不明白由于军事冲突或遭受逼迫而背井离乡的感受，我们不用逃命。然而，我们当中很多人都知道极度痛苦、焦虑和孤单是怎么一回事。

在《诗篇》139篇中，我们看到神鉴察我们和认识我们。神的爱超越地域距离、国界和我们的遭遇。神全然知道并关怀我们的需要，在寻找平安时，尽管我们要走过艰难和未知的境地，祂必差遣祂的圣灵来安慰引导我们。

当我们受了创伤时，当我们的前景看来黯淡时，当消极焦虑的思想令我们忧愁时，让我们记住，我们不是孤单一人。那位爱护和看顾人的神会在我们身旁，祂必能够帮助我们。

你只要转向祂，寻求衪的面，遵行祂的话语，祂就必定引导你走永生的道路的了。

Mikhail is a refugee. He lives in a strange land and struggles to learn a new language. He misses his old friends and tries to fit in. In an email Mikhail shared his prayers with us: “I pray that I don’t have to feel lonely anymore. I pray that I can make contributions to the world. I pray to be free from this anxiety and depression. I’m exhausted.”

Most of us are not refugees. We don’t know what it’s like to be uprooted by military conflict or persecution. We don’t have to run for our lives. But many of us still know what anguish, anxiety, and loneliness are all about.

In Psalm 139 we read about the God who searches for us and knows us. God’s love goes far beyond geographic distances, political borders, and human circumstances. God knows our needs perfectly and cares about us. He sends his Holy Spirit to comfort and guide us in our search for peace, even if we have to cross difficult and unfamiliar terrain.

When we feel hurt, when our situation looks bleak, when we are haunted by dark, anxious thoughts, let us remember that we are not alone. Our loving and caring God is always near. He is able to help.

Turn to him, seek his face, read his Word, and he will lead you in the way everlasting.