2007-01-01 21:23:16Jacky

讚美備忘錄

讀  經:詩篇147
金  句:「你們要讚美耶和華!……他醫好傷心的人,裹好他們的傷處。」(詩篇147:1,3)
全年讀經:創世記1-2章

  新年伊始,許多報章、雜誌都登出一些在去年去世的著名人物的名單。有時當看到自己所敬仰的人物名列其中,往往會勾起我們的內心的傷痛。
  在過去一年裡,另一份去世者的名單也深深地刻在我們的心底。那名單上的人物,可能是你的父親、姐妹,也可能是你的朋友、鄰居。我們心裡充滿了悲傷,漫漫歲月中,有什麼比失去摯愛的人更能令我們肝腸寸段呢?
  這種刻骨銘心的傷痛與失落纏繞心中,似乎永無至境。這時我們能作些什麼呢?在詩篇147篇裡,詩人明確地指出,唯有主能「醫好傷心的人,裹好他們的傷處。」藥物能讓肉體的傷口立刻止痛,而痊癒是一個漫長的過程。
上帝也是以類似的方式來醫治我們的。
  詩篇147篇能夠幫助你、我度過那段悲傷的日子。該詩篇以「讚美主」來開始,也以「讚美主」結束,全篇不斷地讚美主的大能與恩典。朋友,今天當你讀這首詩時,何不試著寫下一件你擁有的、並能為此而讚美上帝的事,往後,每天加上一件。上帝將會撫平你的創傷,你也將會有能力、越來越大聲地讚美他! DCM

無論日子如何,
晴天抑或陰天;
你必然得安慰,
因主掌管一切Smith

讚美能醫治懮傷的心靈。
The List

Read: Psalm 147

Praise the Lord! . . . He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. --Psalm 147:1,3

At the beginning of this new year, many newspapers and magazines will publish a list of notable people and celebrities who died during the previous 12 months. The name of a person we admired may stir up memories that touch us in a special way.

From the past year, a list will also be written deep within our hearts. How we mourn the loss of those whose names are there--a father, a neighbor, a sister, a friend. In all of life, perhaps no greater pain is felt than when someone we love dies.

When the loss and the hurt seem too much to bear, where can we turn? Psalm 147 declares that it is the Lord who "heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds" (v.3). With a physical injury, the wound is treated immediately but the healing takes time. God heals our grief in a similar way.

Psalm 147 can help you and me during that process. The psalm begins and ends with the words: "Praise the Lord!" In between, it celebrates the attributes and works of God. As you read Psalm 147 today, write down one thing for which you can praise God. With each new day, add another one to the list. As you focus on the Lord, He will heal your heart, and you will be able to lift your voice in ever-increasing praise to Him. --DCM

Through shadowed days or sunlit,
Whate'er the year may bring,
This fact may be thy comfort:
God reigns in everything. --Smith

Praise can lift the burden of grief.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Can I Live With My Loss?