Trust in God

 "Mother, what did the psalmist mean when he said, 'Preserve² me, O God! for in Thee do I put my trust?'"

 

"Do you remember the little girl we saw walking with her father in the woods last week?"

 

"Oh, yes, mother; was she not beautiful?"

 

"She was a gentle, loving little thing, and her father was very kind to her. Do you remember what she said, when they came to the narrow bridge over the brook³?"

 

"I do not like to talk about the bridge, mother, it makes me giddy. Do you believe it is safe--just those two planks⁴ laid across, and no railing? If she had stepped a little to one side, she would have fallen into the water."

 

"Do you remember what she said?"

 

"Yes. She stopped a minute, as if she did not like to go over, and then looked up in her father's face, and asked him to take hold of her hand, and said, 'You will take care of me, father dear; I don't feel afraid when you take hold of my hand,' And her father looked so lovingly upon her, and took tight⁵ hold of her hand, as if she were very precious⁶ to him."

 

"I think David felt like that little girl when he wrote the words which you have just read."

 

"Was David going over a bridge, mother?"

 

"Not such a bridge as the one in the woods; but he had come to some place of difficulty⁷ in his life, and whenever he was in any way troubled, he looked up to God, just as the little girl did to her father, and said, 'Preserve me, O God!' It is the same as if he had said, 'Please take care of me, my kind Heavenly Father; I do not feel afraid, if you take hold of my hand.'"

 

"Oh, mother, how beautiful! But God did not really take hold of David's hand, and lead him through the trouble!"

 

"No; but God loves His children who trust in Him--who feel safe in his care--just as the father did his little daughter; and though He does not take hold of their hands, He knows how to make them feel as peaceful and easy as if He did."

 

"Mother, can I be one of God's children?"

 

"Yes, my dear; if you love Him, and trust Him, and try to please Him, He will call you His own, and lead you all your life, and make you very happy."

 

"Will there be any bridges in my life? I mean, shall I have troubles? Now, I have not any, have I? I have not to look up to God, and ask Him to take care of me?"

 

"You must not think great troubles are the only ones we have to meet with. You will have many small troubles, and will need to look to your Heavenly Father to take care of you through them."

 

"What troubles do you think I shall have, mother?"

 

"You had one this morning. Sarah was unkind⁸ to you, and you were sadly grieved⁹."

 

"Could I go to God with such troubles?"

 

"Yes, my dear; you can tell Him, just as you would me, all your unhappiness, and ask Him to comfort you."

 

"Mother, I am very glad we read that Psalm¹ this morning. I think I love God better already, and I hope I shall always trust Him."

 

"I hope you will; and if you begin when you are a little girl, you will learn better and better about Him, and be far happier than those who have no such friend to go to in trouble."

 

"Why, cannot everybody go to God with their wants?"

 

"Certainly, if they will; but a great many people never tell Him their troubles--never ask Him to forgive them, nor to take care of them. They did not begin in their childhood, and it is difficult to learn these trusts when we are old."

 

"Oh! I hope I shall learn it now, while you can help me, mother."

 

"God alone can help you, my child; ask Him to teach you to trust Him."

1 psalm   

n.赞美诗，圣诗

参考例句：

• The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
• The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

2 preserve   

vt.保护，保持，保存，保藏；vi.做蜜饯，禁猎；n.蜜饯，果酱，禁猎地，禁区，防护物

参考例句：

• What can we do to preserve the company from ruin? 我们怎么做才能保护这家公司不破产？
• It is the duty of the police to preserve public order.维护公共秩序是警察的职责。

3 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

4 planks   

（厚）木板( plank的名词复数 )； 政纲条目，政策要点

参考例句：

• The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
• We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。

5 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。

6 precious   

adj.宝贵的，珍贵的，过于精致的，珍爱的

参考例句：

• Each life is precious.生命都是宝贵的。
• Spring rain is as precious as oil.春雨贵如油。

7 difficulty   

n.困难，费劲；难事，难题；麻烦，困境

参考例句：

• If there is any difficulty,please let us know promptly.倘有困难，请迅速通知我们。
• A little difficulty like this is nothing to us.这点困难算不了什么。

8 unkind   

adj.不仁慈的，不和善的

参考例句：

• He was never unkind to her.他从未亏待过她。
• Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人有恶报。

9 grieved   

伤心的

参考例句：

• He grieved to know that his mother had passed away. 得知母亲去世，他很悲痛。
• The uncalled-for criticism grieved her. 无缘无故的批评使她伤心。