- English translation
The God who looks after us here looks after us there as well.
- Literal wording
Lord here, Lord there.
- Meaning and lesson
The saying holds that God's care does not stay at home when a person leaves. Here "Lord" means God as sustainer and protector, not a human master. The one who provides for and guards people at home is equally present in distant or unknown places, so departure need not mean losing that support.
In practice it encourages calm trust in God instead of anxiety about the journey; it is a statement of faith, not a secular assurance that things will work out. It recasts going abroad as a change of place, not of protector, inviting reliance on God wherever one ends up.
- When it is used
Said when someone is setting out on a long trip, moving to an unfamiliar country, or living away from home. It reassures the traveler, or the family left behind, that leaving home does not mean leaving God's protection.
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