安宁
你是否曾经为一些事许愿、祷告、期盼甚至受伤，但它们似乎永远不会实现? 也许“安宁”就是其中之一。我们的世界似乎是在从一个冲突走向另一个冲突，从面对一个国家的威胁到面对另一个，从一个政治领导者提出的命令又转向另一个领导的命令，从一个问题再到下一个问题。你可能想要屈服或者放弃，因为你的生活中或者在你的周围似乎找不到安宁。其实，你在顺境和逆境中都可以得着内心的安宁。就算在你的身边发生着糟糕的事情，而这些事是你无法控制的，你也仍然可以得着安宁。如果今天你是被关在监狱，或者在一场糟糕的婚姻中，或者工作一团糟，或者是在住院或生病在家，你也仍然可以得着安宁。安宁是去接受那些我们无法控制的事情，是去奋力处理那些发生在我们周围的事情。我好希望今天我们能坐在一起聊聊，我很想和你谈谈那能够得着的安宁。神创造了你，神最了解你，神也能将平安带给你。希望你能给我写信，我们一起谈谈这个话题。今天我们就先为“安宁”而祷告吧。
作者: Andy Baker
译者: Wang Jing
播音: Edward Short
39 PEACE
Have you ever wished for, prayed for, hoped for and hurt for something and it never seem to have come? One of those things might be peace. Our world seems to go from one conflict to another, from one country’s threats to another, from the demands of one political leader to another political leader, and from one problem to another. You might be ready to give in and give up because it seems that peace is no where to be found in or around your life. Peace does not have to be a result of what is going on around you. Peace occurs inside you because of some things and in spite of some things. Peace can occur even if there are terrible things going on around you that you cannot control. If you find yourself today in a prison, in a marriage that is awful, in a job that is miserable or in hospital or at home with very bad health, peace can still be yours. It is an acceptance of the things we cannot control and courage to deal with things that go on around us. I wish we could sit and visit with each other today. I would love to talk with you about the peace that is possible. The God who created you, who knows you the very best, can bring peace to you. Write to me and let’s begin talking about it. Let’s start by praying about it today.
Sweet Hour of Prayer / 39
Author: Andy Baker
Translator: Wang Jing
Audio version: Edward Short