我最近与Obelto牧师一起渡过一个上午，这位牧师在佛罗里达州带领开拓一系列的海地教会。他说：“像希西家那样，我们祷告、祷告、又祷告。”我永远不会忘记他这句话的。
他那间正在增长的教会在铺面聚会时，店主通知他们必须离开，因为一间将会来那个城市开业的新餐馆要用那个地方。这些来自海地的新移民只有很少的金钱，而他们仅有的，他们都会汇寄给他们在家乡挣扎过生活的亲戚。然而他们这个正在面对严重创伤和离乡别井感受的社群，极需要一个能够满足他们灵命需要的敬拜场所。
于是他们便指望在圣经中得到指引，而希西家的故事启发了他们。他们便放胆和坚定地呼求神，神便应允他们的祈求。我有幸能够和他们一同走进这个因祷告蒙神应允得到的地方——这个敬拜的地方非常适合他们的海地文化，他们可以自豪地在此与耶稣一起履行祂的使命了。
在今天，他们的教会为一个受了重创的社群提供一处得到抚慰的地方。他们的故事提醒我们，当我们向神呼求时，衪必定会垂听的。神知道我们一切的需要，而衪亦会供应我们所需的。
主啊，我承认有时我会失去祷告的热诚。求你在我里面重燃我向你呼求的渴望、像希西家和世界上许多人那样向你呼求。奉耶稣祈求，阿们。
列王纪下 19:14-19
14希西家从使者手里接过书信来，看完了，就上耶和华的殿，将书信在耶和华面前展开。
15希西家向耶和华祷告说：“坐在二基路伯上耶和华以色列的神啊，你是天下万国的神，你曾创造天地。
16耶和华啊，求你侧耳而听！耶和华啊，求你睁眼而看！要听西拿基立打发使者来辱骂永生神的话。
17耶和华啊，亚述诸王果然使列国和列国之地变为荒凉，
18将列国的神像都扔在火里，因为它本不是神，乃是人手所造的，是木头、石头的，所以灭绝它。
19耶和华我们的神啊，现在求你救我们脱离亚述王的手，使天下万国都知道，唯独你耶和华是神。”
"Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see. . . ." - 2 Kings 19:16
I recently spent a morning with Pastor Obelto, who leads a network of Haitian church plants in Florida. I will never forget his words: "Like Hezekiah, we prayed and prayed and prayed."
His growing church was meeting in a storefront when the owners told them they had to leave to make way for a new restaurant that was coming to town. This group of recent Haitian immigrants had very little money, and whatever money they did have they were sending back to their relatives, who were struggling in their home country. But they needed a worship place where they could meet the spiritual needs of their community as they dealt with significant trauma and a sense of displacement.
So they looked to the Bible, and they were inspired by the story of Hezekiah. They called on God with boldness and conviction, and God answered their prayers. I had the wonderful privilege of walking through this answer to prayer with them—a fitting house of worship unique to their Haitian culture that can proudly share the ministry of Jesus.
Today their church provides a place of solace for a community that has been struck by devastation. Their story is a reminder that God hears us when we call on him. God knows all that we need, and he provides.
Lord, I confess that at times I can lose my passion for prayer. Rekindle in me a hunger to call on you like Hezekiah did, and like so many others around the world. In Jesus, Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
