噩耗传来
一个电话，一个敲门声，一句医生的话。一次死亡宣布。我们很多人都会记得生活中的那些时刻，听到消息的那一刻马上就会知道它会改变我们的未来。恐惧的波涛涌上全身，我们几乎站立不住。“哦，神哪！”
对于基督徒来说，我们会呼求神——祂是我们生命和希望的源泉——这是我们震惊、恐惧、怀疑和悲伤的自然反应。有时，“哦，神哪”是我们大脑一片混乱，世界开始模糊时唯一能说的话，是我们打给宇宙之神的紧急电话。
《诗篇》的一个妙处是，我们被允许在绝望中呼求神。当我们被诊断出癌症时，害怕死亡是人之常情。当我们失去心爱的孩子或配偶时，想一死了之也是人之常情。神并没有要求我们在艰难中禁欲。相反，我们被邀请倒在祂的怀抱里，祂会紧紧地拥抱我们，接住我们的泪水，带我们渡过前方的一切。
这篇诗篇的作者并不急于下结论，而是在不幸、失眠和巨大的悲痛中徘徊。他只是寻求神的帮助和倾听，这就足够了。
哦，神哪，有时生活以狂风暴雨击中我们，我们几乎不能呼吸。当我们因恐惧和悲伤而不知所措时，感谢你听见我们的呼求，靠近我们。阿们。
诗篇 77:1-4
1我要向神发声呼求，我向神发声，他必留心听我。
2我在患难之日寻求主，我在夜间不住地举手祷告，我的心不肯受安慰。
3我想念神，就烦躁不安；我沉吟悲伤，心便发昏。（细拉）4你叫我不能闭眼，我烦乱不安，甚至不能说话。
News That Devastates
"I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me." — Psalm 77:1
The phone call. The knock on the door. The doctor’s words. The death pronouncement. Many of us can remember times in our lives when we received news that we immediately knew would change the course of our future. Waves of dread ran through our bodies, and we could barely stand. “Oh, God!”
For followers of Christ, calling out to our God—the source of our life and strength and hope—is a natural response to shock, fear, disbelief, and grief. Sometimes “Oh, God!” is all we can say as our mind races and our world blurs. It’s our 911 call to the God of the universe.
One of the wonderful things about the Psalms is that, by example, we are granted permission to cry out to God in desperation. It’s human to fear death when we’re diagnosed with cancer. And it’s human to want to die when we lose a precious child or spouse. God’s people are not required to be stoic in difficult times. Instead, we are invited to collapse into the arms of God, who will hold us tightly, catch our tears, and carry us through whatever lies ahead.
The writer of this psalm does not rush to resolution but lingers in the distress and sleeplessness of overwhelming grief. He merely asks God to help and to hear. And that’s more than enough.
Oh, God, sometimes life hits us with such hard blows that we can barely breathe. Thank you that when we feel overwhelmed with fear or grief, you hear our cries and come near to us. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
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