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經文：「祢是叫我們多經歷重大急難的，必使我們復活。」（詩71:20） 神是會讓我們經歷急難的；有時，祂許可我們進入「地的深處」（賽44:23），行走隱秘的道路，埋在死人中間；雖然這樣，祂和我們之間的交通和聯合是沒有一刻間斷的。 神既使我們進入「深處」，也必從「深處」領我們出來。親愛的讀者，請不要對神懷疑！不要說神已經棄絕或忘記你了，也不要懷疑祂是否對你表達同情。 白日無論如何漫長，總會結束；冬雪無論如何深厚，總會融化。 只當站住；因為你的工作並非徒然。神必定要安慰你；那時，你就要高唱凱歌了。--選 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, wilt quicken us again" (Ps. 71:20, RV). God shows us the troubles. Sometimes, as this part of our education is being carried forward, we have to descend into "the lower parts of the earth," pass through subterranean 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 forsaken or forgotten. Never think that He is unsympathetic. He will quicken again. There is always a smooth piece in every skein, however tangled. The longest day at last rings out the evensong. The winter snow lies long, but it goes at last. Be steadfast; your labor 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 harp unto thee, my lips shall sing aloud." --Selected ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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