Job raises profound questions for me about my relationship with God. A similar question is probed in Psalm 8:5: “What is man that you should be mindful of him?” In short, why does God care about us?

The only way I can make sense of God’s enduring love is to think about my relationship with my children. I remember bringing my newborn son home from the hospital. I couldn’t breastfeed and was obsessed about his weight gain. My worries about his welfare would wake me from a deep sleep and topple all my priorities. Why did I care so much? The answer is as simple yet profound as it is for why God cares about us: this child was my flesh and blood, my miracle. We, too, are children of God. When we put our relationship with God in the context of family, this changes the equation. The love I have for my children cannot be explained, and yet it explains everything. And so it is with God.

MOVING FORWARD: What is your relationship with God the Father? Is that different than your relationship to God the Son?