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I am with you and for you, your constant companion and provider. The question is whether you are with me and for me. Though I never leave you, you can essentially “leave” me by ignoring me: thinking or acting as if I am not with you. When you feel distance in our relationship, you know where the problem lies. My love for you is constant; I am the same yesterday, today and forever. It is you who change like shifting sand, letting circumstances toss you this way and that.

When you feel far from me, whisper my name. This simple act, done in childlike faith, opens your heart to my presence. Speak to me in love-tones; prepare to receive my love, which flows eternally from the cross. I am delighted when you open yourself to my loving presence.

我與你同在，支持你，是你不變的伴侶和供應者。問題是你是否與我同在、支持我。雖然我從未離開過你，但你可以通過忽略我的存在而實質性地“離開”我：所思所行好像我不與你同在。當你感到我們的關係疏離時，你知道問題所在。我對你的愛是恒久不變的；我昨天、今天和永遠都是一樣的。是你像流沙一樣改變，讓環境把你推來推去。

當你感到離我遠了，請低聲呼喚我的名字。這個簡單的舉動，帶著孩童般的信心，將打開你的心扉，讓你感受到我的同在。用愛的語調和我交談；準備好接受我從十字架上永恒不變的愛。當你向我愛的同在敞開你自己，我會感到非常欣慰。