某天我在收音机听到一首描述心碎的熟悉歌曲。历史上有很多以破碎的心和失去的爱为主题的歌曲，若没有上千首也或许有数以百计。你有没有想过，音乐家和音乐制作人为甚么会不断谱写同一个主题的歌曲呢？
人们毫不厌倦这一类歌曲，可能是因为歌曲的内容总能在某些方面引起某一种共鸣。许多人都经历过分手之后的空虚感受，在失去爱人之后，他们会问自己：“究竟出了甚么问题？”
感恩的是，当我们感到心痛和心碎时，神的话语能为我们提供一些指引，来帮助我们解答疑问，平复心灵。我们伤心时，圣经能带给我们安慰；它亦提供一个表达我们感受的方式，特别是当我们不知道说些甚么和怎样说时，就更加受用。我们可以在诗篇中找到很多这一类的话，因为很多诗篇，都是由一些诗人坦诚地分享内心感受而写成的。
诗篇34篇的作者戴维，不需要花很多功夫便找到平安，我们也一样。神靠近伤心的人，这位使太阳能够发光，告诉大水可以流多远，不断看顾宇宙的神，也在你的身旁，今天我们仍可以信靠祂，祂说：“我有办法，你放心吧。”
主啊，求祢靠近今天感到伤痛的人，惟愿他们知道祢正以双手托住他们。阿们。
诗篇 34:17-18
17义人呼求，耶和华听见了，便救他们脱离一切患难。
18耶和华靠近伤心的人，拯救灵性痛悔的人。
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." -Psalm 34:18
On the radio the other day I heard a familiar song about heartbreak. There are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of songs written throughout history about broken hearts and lost loves. Have you ever wondered why musicians and music producers keep writing about that same thing?
Maybe people do not tire of those types of songs because everyone can relate to them in some way. Nearly everyone has experienced feelings of emptiness after a breakup, or they have asked themselves "What went wrong?" after losing their love.
Thankfully God's Word provides some guidelines to help us answer our questions and give us peace of mind when heartache and heartbreak happen. When we hurt, Scripture can provide comfort. It also gives us a way to express how we feel, especially when we don’t know what to say or how to say it. Much of that language can be found in the Psalms, and many psalms were written by people who shared their feelings candidly and honestly.
David, the writer of Psalm 34, didn't have to search long for peace, and neither do we. God is near to those who hurt, and we can trust today that the One who gave the sun its ability to shine, who told the waters how far they could go, and who constantly watches over the universe is also near to you—and he's saying, "I've got this, and I've got you."
Lord, draw near to all who are hurting today, and may they know you are holding them in your hands. Amen.
诵读: 楚云
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