自言自语的祷告
新闻中有一篇文章，报导一位女士的一场骇人经历，当时她和朋友一起坐在小船上，小船被一个大浪击打，她被抛到水中，起初她以为她不会有危险，因为她预料小船很快便会折回接她上船的了。
然而，这件事发生时时间已不早，太阳也开始下山了，斜射的太阳光线，被每一个海浪反射出来，令搜索她的人差不多没有可能看见她，接着来了一道强风，再加上其他船只发出的声响，她求救的呼声便变得隐隐约约了。
黑夜很快便来临，她知道她唯一的希望是游到一个附近的小岛屿，在那里她终于获救了。该篇文章报导，当她在游泳时，她做了两件事：她恳求耶稣帮助她，她并且不断告诉自己，她必定会存活下来的。
她所作的，听来和诗人在诗篇42篇中所作的很相似，诗人一方面恳切向神祷告，一方面也告诉自己要仰望神。有时，祷告也包括这种自言自语的话，我们恳求神时，也同时向自己传讲信息。
当你祷告时，告诉你自己要相信和倚靠神！有时，我们需要听到自己对自己传讲的福音呢。
主啊，当我在挣扎时，求祢向我保证，祢必与我同在和领我脱离险境。求你帮助我提醒自己，我的盼望是在你里面，求你加强我的信心和决心。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。
诗篇 42
1 神啊，我的心切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。
2 我的心渴想神，就是永生神，我几时得朝见神呢？
3 我昼夜以眼泪当饮食，人不住地对我说：“你的神在哪里呢？”
4 我从前与众人同往，用欢呼称赞的声音，领他们到神的殿里，大家守节。我追想这些事，我的心极其悲伤。
5 我的心哪，你为何忧闷？为何在我里面烦躁？应当仰望神，因他笑脸帮助我，我还要称赞他。
6 我的神啊，我的心在我里面忧闷，所以我从约旦地，从黑门岭，从米萨山，记念你。
7 你的瀑布发声，深渊就与深渊响应，你的波浪洪涛漫过我身。
8 白昼，耶和华必向我施慈爱；黑夜，我要歌颂、祷告赐我生命的神。
9 我要对神我的磐石说：“你为何忘记我呢？我为何因仇敌的欺压时常哀痛呢？”
10 我的敌人辱骂我，好像打碎我的骨头，不住地对我说：“你的神在哪里呢？”
11 我的心哪，你为何忧闷？为何在我里面烦躁？应当仰望神，因我还要称赞他，他是我脸上的光荣，是我的神。
Prayer As Self-talk
"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God. . . ." — Psalm 42:5
A news article reported the frightening experience a woman had as she spent a day with friends on a boat. She was tossed overboard when the boat hit a large wave. At first, she didn't think this was dangerous. She thought the boat could easily circle back to pick her up.
But this occurred late in the day, as the sun was setting. The low-angle sunlight was reflected by every wave, making it nearly impossible for searchers to spot her. Then a stiff wind, combined with the sounds of other boats, muffled her cries for help.
As night quickly fell, she knew that her only hope was to swim to a nearby island, and she was eventually rescued from there. The article reported that as she swam, she did two things: she pleaded with Jesus to help her, and she told herself repeatedly that she was going to survive.
That sounds similar to what the writer is doing in Psalm 42. As he prays earnestly to God, he also tells himself to put his hope in God. Sometimes prayer includes this kind of self-talk. As we plead with God, we preach to ourselves.
When you pray, tell yourself to believe and trust in God! Sometimes we need to hear the gospel spoken to us by the sound of our own voice.
Lord, when I am struggling, reassure me that you are with me and will bring me through. Help me to remind myself that my hope is in you. Strengthen my faith and resolve, in Jesus' name. Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
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