Sikhism·Raag Todee·Shabad 14
Verse 2 of 3

Grace Reaches for You Like a Parent's Hand

ਜਿਸ ਕੇ ਸੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੇ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਸੋਗ ਸੰਤਾਪ ॥
jis kay say fir tin hee samHaalay binsay sog santaap.
The One who owns me, has again taken care of me; my sorrow and suffering is past.
ਹਾਥ ਦੇਇ ਰਾਖੇ ਜਨ ਅਪਨੇ ਹਰਿ ਹੋਏ ਮਾਈ ਬਾਪ ॥੧॥
haath day-ay raakhay jan apnay har ho-ay maa-ee baap. ||1||
He gave me His hand, and saved me, His humble servant; the Lord is my mother and father. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One who holds me took care of me again; the ache and the trouble are behind me now.

A hand reached out and lifted me — the One is my mother and my father both.

Grace reaches for you personally and repeatedly — like a parent's hand lifting a fallen child.
The deeper layer

The intimacy here is striking: "He gave me His hand, and saved me." This is not abstract theology; it's the felt experience of being personally reached for and pulled up, the way a parent scoops up a child who has fallen. "Again taken care of me" suggests this isn't the first rescue — grace is repeated, reliable, a pattern you can count on. And once more the double-parent image (mother and father) insists the One's care is complete, not partial.

A Question to Sit With

Has someone ever 'given you their hand' at just the right moment? What did that feel like?

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