November 19

“Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, wilt¹ quicken us again”(Ps.71:20,)

God shows us the troubles. Sometimes, as this part of our education is being carried forward, we have to descend² into "the lower parts of the earth," pass through subterranean³ passages, lie buried amongst the dead, but never for a moment is the cord of fellowship and union between God and us strained to breaking; and from the depths God will bring us again.

Never doubt God! Never say that He has forsaken⁴ or forgotten. Never think that He is unsympathetic. He will quicken again. There is always a smooth piece in every skein, however tangled⁵. The longest day at last rings out the evensong. The winter snow lies long, but it goes at last.

Be steadfast⁶; your labor⁷ is not in vain. God turns again, and comforts. And when He does, the heart which had forgotten its Psalmody breaks out in jubilant song, as does the Psalmist:“I will thank thee, I will harp⁸ unto thee, my lips shall sing aloud.”━Selected

“ Though the rain may fall and the wind be blowing﹐

And cold and chill is the wintry blast;

Though the cloudy sky is still cloudier growing﹐

And the dead leaves tell that the summer has passed;

My face I hold to the stormy heaven,

My heart is as calm as the summer sea,

Glad to receive what my God has given﹐

Whate'er it be﹒

When I feel the cold, I can say, 'He sends it,’

And His winds blow blessing⁹, I surely know;

For I've never a want but that He attends it;

And my heart beats warm﹐though the winds may blow.”

十一月十九日

「你是叫我们多经历重大急难的，必使我们复活。」（诗七十一:20）

神是叫我们经历急难的。有时，祂教我们进入「地的深处」（赛四十四23），行走隐秘的道路，埋在死人中间；虽然这样，神和我们中间的交通和联合是没有一刻间断的。神既叫我们进入「深处」，也必从「深处」带领我们出来。

信徒阿，你不要对神怀疑！你不要说神已经弃绝你了、忘记你了。你不要想祂不和你表同情。白日无论如何长，总要完结的。冬日雪无论如何厚，总要融化的。

你当站住；你的工作不是徒然的。神必安慰你。那时，你就要高唱凯歌了。━选

雨或许还要下,风或许还要吹,

冬季的寒流锐如刀刺；

天上的阴云层层密布,

落叶告诉我们,夏季已逝；

我仰脸对着暴风雨的天空,

我的心平静如夏日的红霓,

愿意接受神所赐的一切,

不管是劳苦还是安息。

感觉冷时,我说:「这是神所赐」,

我确知祂的风带来吉兆；

我一无所求,只望祂随风而至,

虽然风吹雨打,我心依旧欢跳。

1 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

2 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

3 subterranean   

adj.地下的，地表下的

参考例句：

• London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。
• We wandered through subterranean passages.我们漫游地下通道。

4 Forsaken   

adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的 动词forsake的过去分词

参考例句：

• He was forsaken by his friends. 他被朋友们背弃了。
• He has forsaken his wife and children. 他遗弃了他的妻子和孩子。

5 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

6 steadfast   

adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的

参考例句：

• Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
• He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。

7 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。

8 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

9 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。