鹊桥仙·月胧星淡——枣花酥

鹊桥仙·月胧星淡

（宋：谢薖）

月胧星淡，南飞乌鹊，暗数秋期天上。锦楼不到野人家，但门外、清流叠嶂。

一杯相属，佳人何在，不见绕梁清唱。人间平地亦崎岖，叹银汉、何曾风浪。

月朦胧星暗淡，南飞的鹊儿啊，它们是否也在心里暗暗盘算着天上七夕佳期何时到来？虽然，因为七夕而热闹熙攘的锦楼，不属于我们这样的乡野人家，还是感怀，门外的山峦叠嶂，溪水潺潺。对月独酌，奈何佳人已逝，空有语音绕梁，绵绵不绝于耳。叹人世，纵是平地，亦有着让人说不清道不明的崎岖。哪里像夜空中那浩瀚无边的银河，几时起过风浪呢？

早上的公司，像极了词里描述的天上人间两重天的情景。楼下公司新楼落成庆典歌舞升平，楼上同事落寞收拾bench准备走人～这周以来身边有如兵荒马乱的激烈动荡和人事变动，让自己也心有戚戚焉。Z说，还好我们还没到无家可归的地步～G说，还有人愿意用你的劳力，就该知足。当一人吃饱全家不饿的我，还在抱怨自己不能去做想做的事情，那些背负着养家糊口的重担的人们，正在经历着我还无法深刻体会的艰辛。人间平地亦崎岖，想想就是多么让人无奈的事情。在此以酷哥牧师的短文一篇，以鼓励那些正在经历破茧成蝶前的阵痛与黑暗的人们。就像挫折与机遇总是并存那样，人生最美好的时刻，也常常紧紧挨着人生最糟糕的时刻，但永远都不要忘记提醒自己，神最好的供应从未缺席。

God is always faithful to provide the BEST

（Graham Cook）

神从未缺席的最好供应（节选）

One of my favorite writers is Charles Dickens and one of my favorite books is A Tale of Two Cities. It begins with the classic opening line: “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”What a brilliant example of a paradox: two apparently opposing thoughts in the same truth. How can we be having both the best and worst of times… at the same time? Times in our lives that seem difficult are also wonderful opportunities to discover God’s favor.We can always experience the favor of the Lord, but it means the most when we need it the most. When we’re feeling overwhelmed by our circumstances, we’re perfectly poised to experience being overwhelmed by the favor and the goodness of the Lord instead. 我最喜欢的作家和作品之一是查尔狄更斯和他的《双城记》。小说有一个非常经典的开场白：“那是一个最好的时代，那是一个最坏的时代”。这是用来描述矛盾体的一个多么精妙绝伦的例子啊：两个看起来如此迥异的想法完美的融合在同一个事实当中。我们怎样才能够同时拥有最好和最坏的时代呢？我是说，同时？我们生命中那些多事之秋往往也是发现神的恩宠的契机。当然我们任何时候都能经历神的恩宠，但只有在我们最需要的时候，我们才最能体会它们的宝贵。把我们弄得焦头烂额的环境，也同样可以使得我们的心被预备好进入另一种与之平行的相反处境：那就是被神的恩宠和良善所主导的得胜，喜乐，平安的生活。

In times of challenge, we can find ourselves tired, lacking energy. Do you know why it’s tiring?It’s because we have not yet seen the joy in it. If you are going to develop a discipline or overcome an obstacle, you’ll need to connect with the delight in it.3 Every obstacle I’ve overcome, at some point, required me to either jump in or walk away. So when I jumped in, I decided to do it joyfully.God is absolutely delighted to enter your process of development.While your circumstances may not be easy, you can totally connect with His joy about being in it with you. Jesus is the Overcomer. 在逆境当中，我们常常发现自己身心俱疲。你知道为什么会这样吗？那是因为我们没有看到这患难当中潜藏的喜乐和转机。如果你要培养一项律己的品格或是克服一道障碍，你需要首先学会用愉悦放松的心情来面对它。在我自己所克服的所有困难里，无一不是需要我或者全身心的投入或者绕道而行。一旦我决定要投入，我就会带着喜乐的心情来经历它。神毫无疑问总是盼望着参与到我们的品格塑造过程当中。当你的周遭的环境不是那么让人愉悦的时候，你也依然可以完完全全的来通过与他连接来享受到那种，他就在此刻的困境当中与你同在的喜乐。他是让我们得胜的力量来源。

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. (John 16:33)5 He adores showing up in your life as the Overcomer.Let’s embrace that as our reality and stand a little taller, smile a little more often and tap into the anticipation because Jesus has a way of making you more like Him in all of this.“我将这些事告诉你们，是要叫你们在我里面有平安。在世上，你们有苦难，但你们可以放心，我已经胜了这世界”（约翰福音16:33）。神享受着以得胜者的姿势出现在我们的生命当中。所以让我们就来拥抱这样一个事实，挺直腰板，嘴角上扬，满怀憧憬因为神在这一切的迷雾当中会开出一条路来让我们得以成长成更像他的样子。

For many of us, this is the best AND the worst of times, and I’m choosing to focus on the best. It’s a choice and I want it to always be the choice I make. I know God will faithfully provide a promise, because that’s what makes it the best of times. I want to actively look for that provision and I know just where to find it: right next to the problem. He makes it so simple, even an Englishman can discover it! Let’s make our promises our prayer closet, the place where we come and declare that while there may be situations that seem the worst, God is faithful to always provide the best.对我们中的很多人而言，这正是最美好与最糟糕共存的时刻，而我们有能力来选择让自己专注在美好积极的那一面。这是一个我们随时随地都能做的选择。因为我们深深的知道神的应许会信实的彰显，也因着这样的盼望，这最糟糕的时刻才得以成为最美好的时刻。我要积极的来寻找神在这困境当中的供应而且我知道到哪里可以找到它们——就是此刻我所处的这个困境当中。神把这一切都安排的如此简单明了，是个人都能找到。让我们把神给我们的应许变成我们祷告的壁橱，那个我们可以进去宣告我们的真实处境的地方：虽然我们所经历的看似人生中最黑暗的季节，但同时也是上帝最信实供应的最美好的季节！

今天上一道“恃靓行凶”的甜点——枣花酥好了，提前祝大家七夕佳节，喜乐平安唷！