Religious Education

I feel so lonely.

With God, we are never alone.

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One day, when I was still a young girl, I went to the supermarket with my parents. As we walked through the store, I saw a big candy section and got super excited. I stopped to admire all the colours and choices. After a while, I looked up—and my parents were gone! I felt a wave of panic. I was lost and completely alone.

That scary feeling is called loneliness. Sometimes, loneliness means we are left by ourselves, like I was in the store. Other times, it’s something we feel deep inside—even when there are people around us. It’s like our heart feels empty and far away from love.

Have you ever asked yourself: Why do I feel lonely?

I think it’s because our hearts are longing for something only God can give. Sometimes, we feel far from God, and loneliness helps us realise how much we need Him.

When I don’t talk to God or spend time with Him, I start to feel that lonely feeling again. But, it’s in those quiet, sad moments that I remember how much I need God.

Just like King David said in the Bible:

But I am poor and needy;
Yet the Lord thinks upon me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.

(Psalm 40:17)

When I was lost in the supermarket, I stopped caring about the candy and ran to find my parents. In the same way, when we feel lonely, it’s time to stop focusing on all the things that distract us and start searching for God with all our heart.

Loneliness isn’t fun, but it can help us listen closely for God’s gentle voice calling us back to Him. Sometimes, we’re tempted to fill that empty feeling with fun, like games, friends, and other entertainment. Truthfully, we will soon find that only God can fill our hearts with peace, love, and joy.

Family Altar

Use these discussion questions and our prayer as a guide for your family altar.

Parents can lead the prayer and invite their children to repeat after them or encourage their children to take the lead, making family altar time a shared journey of faith.


Discussion Questions:

  • How close do you feel to God right now?

  • If you feel far from God, do you miss being close to Him?

  • In each day, what are some ways you can look for God and grow closer to Him?

Prayer in Words:

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray.

Thank You, Lord, for abiding with us every step of the way, especially in all the moments we feel least loved.

No matter how busy or crowded our lives may get, remind us to find our way back to You.

Without You, our hearts are small and hollow.

Hallelujah, Amen.

See Also

To Walk the Last Mile

To Walk the Last Mile

“I’m here to walk the last mile with them,” the deacon thoughtfully summed up his role as an overseer of the nursing home. “In average we see about one off every month,” he added softly. From the bottom of my heart, I gave thanks to God for his humor, patience, candidness and, most of all, for enjoying his work. Located in Puli, a small township in central Taiwan, the Christian Renai Nursing Home is surrounded by verdant mountains. Founded in 1996, the nursing home sits peacefully on a premise of 177,950 square feet. As of December 2024, the facility is served by 50 staff and houses 85 residents. Of these residents, 60 percent are church members. Half of these members are still able to attend church services regularly. Each week, ten church services are held. The nursing home is where many last miles have been accomplished. Here care is given and received, from everyday functional activities to spiritual fulfillment. If one likens the whole person to a sculpture, the last mile is when the sculptor is nearing the completion of a work. Throughout life, God shapes us by various forces. Aging and infirmity are two such forces. Aging means going through many repetitions in life. Through these repetitions, God chips, chisels, and sands hard edges into gentle curves. The natural form of an individual is transformed into the fullness of His image. Through infirmity, God eventually takes away the outer form for the formless perfection from within.  Job, at the brink of his life, likens this transformation of going from form to formlessness as a process of rigorous refinery (Job 19: 25-27; 23: 10; 42:5). David therefore pleads in his prayers, “Do not cast me off in the time of old age, do not forsake me when my strength fails” (Psalms 71:9). On a separate occasion, he asks God to sustain him in his sickbed when the day comes (Psalms 41:3). In response, through Isaiah, God reassuringly proclaims, “Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; even I carry, and will deliver you” (Isaiah 46:4). Meaning, even as we come with imperfection and an expiration date, God’s warranty is infinite. For His own glory, He is responsible for His own handiwork.  Certainly, to the best of our ability, we take good care of ourselves. As the doctor’s advice goes, prevent the preventable and delay the inevitable. We aim to live actively, creatively and age gracefully. But when the inevitable meets us, we have no fear. Through the many repetitions in life, God has already prepared us ready for the day. 

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