June 9

"Feed on his faithfulness." (Psalm 37:3, R.V.)

I once met a poor colored woman, who earned a precarious¹ living by hard daily labor²; but who was a joyous³ triumphant⁴ Christian⁵. "Ah, Nancy," said a gloomy Christian lady to her one day, "it is well enough to be happy now; but I should think the thoughts of your future would sober you.

"Only suppose, for instance, you should have a spell of sickness, and be unable to work; or suppose your present employers should move away, and no one else should give you anything to do; or suppose--"

"Stop!" cried Nancy, "I never supposes. De Lord is my Shepherd, and I knows I shall not want. And, Honey," she added, to her gloomy friend, "it's all dem supposes as is makin' you so mis'able. You'd better give dem all up, and just trust de Lord."

There is one text that will take all the "supposes" out of a believer's life, if it be received and acted on in childlike faith; it is Hebrews 13:5, 6: "Be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake⁶ thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." --H. W. S.

"There's a stream of trouble across my path;

It is black and deep and wide.

Bitter the hour the future hath

When I cross its swelling⁷ tide.

But I smile and sing and say:

'I will hope and trust alway;

I'll bear the sorrow that comes tomorrow,

But I'll borrow none today.'

"Tomorrow's bridge is a dangerous thing;

I dare not cross it now.

I can see its timbers sway and swing,

And its arches reel and bow.

O heart, you must hope alway;

You must sing and trust and say:

'I'll bear the sorrow that comes tomorrow,

But I'll borrow none today."'

The eagle that soars in the upper air does not worry itself as to how it is to cross rivers. --Selected.

　 六月九日

“以他的信实为粮”（诗三十七：3）。

　　我认识一位黑种妇人，她是做佣工的，生活很艰难；然而她是一个顶喜乐的基督徒。有一天，一个善于忧郁的姊妹问她说：“南茜，现在你固然快乐；可是我替你担心将来的前途；说来或许会使你伤心。

　“假若你生病了，不能工作了；假若你的东家辞退你了，没有别人雇用你了，假若…”“够了，太太”！她打岔说：“我从来不“假若”的。耶和华是我的牧者，我必不至缺乏。你有了这许多“假若”，自然不会喜乐了。丢弃它们罢，信靠你的神”。

　　只消两节圣经，就可以使我们丢弃一切难丢弃的“假若”，如果我们用孩子般简单的信去接受它们。请读希伯来书十三章五节六节：“要以自己所有的为足。因为主曾说，我总不撇下你，也不丢弃你。所有我们可以放胆说，主是帮助我的，我必不惧怕；人能把我怎样呢”？信徒只要以单纯的信心接受这段经文，让神的话在你里面发生效力，就能除去所有的“假若”了。

灾难横在我的路上，如一道洪流，

既深且广，黑暗凄凉，

在它浪潮高涨之时，我必须渡过，

未来的困苦将不堪思索。

但我一面欢唱一面说道：

“我将以希望之心永远信靠；

我愿承受明日的痛苦，

今天无须预先悲悼”。

明天的桥，险象环生，

走过去时会胆战心惊，

它的桥板幌幌然摇动，

它的拱梁如摆如倾。

哦，我的心哪，要永远信靠，

必须欢唱，希望，并且说道：

“我愿承受明日的苦难，

今天我无须预先悲伤”。

　　高飞天空的鹫鹰，从不挂虑它将怎样渡过江河。——选

1 precarious   

adj.不安定的，靠不住的；根据不足的

参考例句：

• Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
• He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家，他过得是朝不保夕的生活。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

4 triumphant   

adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的

参考例句：

• The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
• There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 forsake   

vt.遗弃，抛弃；舍弃，放弃

参考例句：

• She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.她恳求丈夫不要抛弃她。
• You must forsake your bad habits.你必须革除你的坏习惯。

7 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。