We recently added caller ID to our home phone. We were probably the last family in the civilized world to acquire this feature.

I’ve always thought that caller ID was an unnecessary luxury. However, as more and more people began to use this option, phone etiquette has changed. People don’t indentify themselves on the phone anymore. They assume that your phone has told you who they are, so they just start talking. My wife and I got tired of interrupting people to find out who they are, so we joined this part of the technology revolution.

I suppose caller ID has some positive aspects. Prank calls are much rarer these days. And you can screen calls to avoid having to talk to pesky sales people and in-laws. So I guess that caller ID is overall a good innovation.

All this caused me to be thankful that God knows exactly who we are whenever we call on him in prayer. Every time we pray, God knows who we are and what we need. And he never avoids our call. For all of this, we should be very grateful.

“…Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”—Matthew 6:8.