一双鞋和一个人的脚患
“你们祈求，就给你们。”这个教训似乎很简单，然而，如果说这句话的意思是我们预料必定会得到所祈求的，倒不如说祈求可以有奥妙的结果更为合适，因为祈求的结果往往是出人意料之外的。
那天我问耶稣，若祂在我们城中的大街行走、祂会遇到什么人时，我根本没有想到这段经文。然而，在我问这个问题和在办公室安顿下来之后几分钟，便有一个人进来，那是一个寒冷的下雪天，这人需要一双鞋子，因为他的鞋底穿了一个大洞，于是我便祈求有人送一双鞋来教会。此时大门又打开了，有另一个人说他也有麻烦，他的脚很痛，他到来是要找人为他祷告。那个需要鞋子的人便提出为他祷告，很快这两个人便离开我的办公室，一个得到一双鞋，而另一个的脚则不再痛了。他们两个人都得到祝福，而我也同样得福呢。
大门又再一次打开，有人前来查询关于教会的资料，想知道他们可以有什么参与。
我们都面对一个挑战，就是我们向耶稣祈求时，我们必须准备好与衪同工和去关怀别人。当我们求耶稣与我们在大街上同行时，我们便能够看到每天都在发生的神迹奇事，真是多么令人兴奋啊。
亲爱的耶稣，我们祷告时，求祢教导我们怎样祈求和怎样去寻找祢的答案。求祢帮助我们察觉到我们将要遇见的人，和祢会用什么方法把我们的生命连系起来，又预备我们在每天的生活中找到祢。奉祢的名祈求，阿们。
马太福音 7:7-12
7 “你们祈求，就给你们；寻找，就寻见；叩门，就给你们开门。
8 因为凡祈求的，就得着；寻找的，就寻见；叩门的，就给他开门。
9 你们中间谁有儿子求饼，反给他石头呢？
10 求鱼，反给他蛇呢？
11 你们虽然不好，尚且知道拿好东西给儿女，何况你们在天上的父，岂不更把好东西给求他的人吗？
12 所以，无论何事，你们愿意人怎样待你们，你们也要怎样待人，因为这就是律法和先知的道理。
Boots And Feet
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." — Matthew 7:7
This seems like such a simple teaching: “Ask and it will be given to you.” But its meaning is more mysterious than predictable, and its outcomes can be surprising.
I didn’t even think of this passage on the day I asked Jesus whom he would meet if he was walking down the main street of our city. But within minutes of my asking that question and settling into my office, someone walked through my door in need of a new pair of shoes. It was cold and snowy, and the person’s shoe had a large hole in the bottom. I asked for a pair of shoes to be delivered to the church. Just then the door opened again, and someone else said they had a problem. Their foot was in pain, and they had come to ask for prayer. The person who needed shoes offered to pray, and in very little time the two people left my office. One had shoes, and the other had no more pain. Both were blessed, and so was I.
The door opened again, and someone asked for information about the church and how they might get involved.
The challenge for us all is that when we ask Jesus, we must be prepared to work with him and care for others. It is exciting to become aware of everyday miracles that can happen when we ask Jesus to walk Main Street with us.
Dear Jesus, when we pray, teach us to ask and look for your answers. Help us to become aware of the people we will meet and how you will connect our lives. Prepare us to find you in the midst of everyday life. In your name, Amen.
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