【双语灵修】神同在 Presence

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“‘锡安的居民哪，当扬声欢呼，因为在你们中间的以色列圣者乃为至大。’” - 赛 12:6

那是一月里一个寒冷和晴朗的日子- 最适合乘雪橇滑下结冰的山坡。我们教会会众在山坡集合，准备享受一个愉快的下午，并且计划事后在教会享用辣豆酱晚餐和热巧克力。

很不幸，我们11岁的儿子选择乘他的雪橇滑下一个坡度，雪橇往下滑时，他和雪橇分开了，令他突然停下来，结果他的脸重重磕在坚硬的地上。他躺在那里久久不动，当有人到来帮助他时，他们发觉他胸部以下的肢体已经失去知觉了。

他由救护车送到医院，并被诊断为颈骨骨折后，我们这一天的心情完全改变了。我们花了很多时间等候X光和测检结果，一起讨论是否需要动手术。有人组织了一个同城祷告网。

6个小时之后，医生们都感到困惑，他们准备再为他重做测检。这时，我的儿子表示，他可以再打篮球了，他是一个非常热衷于篮球的球员。我们问他怎么知道，他说他感受到神与他同在并且医好了他。

那天晚上，当他离开医院时，医生们只能把他的康复视为一个神迹。我们深表同意。

祷告

亲爱的神，我们为你向我们显明你与我们同在的时刻感谢你。惟愿我们时常寻求你的圣手来看顾我们，甚至祈求你亲自为我们行那出人意外的神迹。阿们。

以赛亚书 12章

1到那日，你必说：“耶和华啊，我要称谢你！因为你虽然向我发怒，你的怒气却已转消，你又安慰了我。
2看哪！神是我的拯救，我要倚靠他，并不惧怕。因为主耶和华是我的力量，是我的诗歌，他也成了我的拯救。”
3所以你们必从救恩的泉源欢然取水。
4在那日，你们要说：“当称谢耶和华，求告他的名，将他所行的传扬在万民中，提说他的名已被尊崇。
5你们要向耶和华唱歌，因他所行的甚是美好。但愿这事普传天下！
6锡安的居民哪，当扬声欢呼，因为在你们中间的以色列圣者乃为至大。”

Presence

"Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you." - Isaiah 12:6

It was a cold and sunny day in January—perfect for sledding down icy hills. Our church community gathered for a fun afternoon on the slopes and planned to meet afterward at the church for chili and hot chocolate.

Unfortunately, our 11-year-old son decided to go off a ramp with his racer, and he flew off the sled as it proceeded down the hill. He, on the other hand, came to an abrupt stop, face-planted on the hard ground. He lay there longer than he should have, and when others went over to help, they found he had lost feeling below his chest.

After he was brought by ambulance to the hospital with a diagnosis of a broken neck, the mood of the day changed. We spent hours waiting through X-rays and tests and talk of surgery. A prayer chain started up across the city.

After six hours the doctors were baffled and were ready to start the tests over again. At that moment, our son declared that he would play ball again. He was an avid basketball player. When we asked how he knew, he said he could feel God present with him and healing him.

As he walked out of the hospital that night, the doctors could only attribute his recovery to a miracle. We agreed.

Prayer

Dear God, thank you for the moments when you show your presence to us. May we always look for your hand to care for us, even doing the unexpected. Amen.