And the answer, again and again, comes back to this: God is everywhere.
It's right there in the scriptures. As it says, "His presence fills all the earth" (Isaiah 6:3). We're not talking about just the mountaintops or the holy places. We’re talking about everything. He fills the heavenly and the earthly spheres. It’s a staggering thought, isn't it?
This isn’t some abstract theological concept, either. It's something that our ancestors wrestled with in very real, tangible ways. Think about the Mishkan, the Tent of Meeting. Midrash Tanhuma, Naso 6, recounts a moment when the glory of the Lord filled the Tent so completely that Moses himself, the great lawgiver, couldn't enter.
Exodus 40:34-35 gives us this vivid picture: "The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Presence of Yahweh filled the Tabernacle." The Shekhinah, the Divine Presence, was so potent, so real, it created a physical barrier.
And there are so many other verses acknowledging God's omnipresence. Jeremiah 23:24 proclaims, "For I fill both heaven and earth." It's not a suggestion; it's a declaration. God isn't just hanging out in some far-off celestial realm. God is here.
What does it mean to truly believe that God is in every place, in every moment? It changes everything, doesn't it? It means that even in our darkest moments, we are never truly alone. It means that every act of kindness, every moment of beauty, is a glimpse of the Divine. It means that the mundane becomes extraordinary, because God is in the mundane.
So, the next time you feel lost or overwhelmed, remember this: you are surrounded by the Divine. You are held within the presence of something far greater than yourself. And maybe, just maybe, that's all you need to know.