不要急衝 Don't Rush ／荒漠甘泉 Streams in the Desert 107
經文: 「你們中間誰是敬畏耶和華聽從祂僕人之話的。這人行在暗中，沒有亮光，當倚靠耶和華的名，仗賴自己的上帝。」（賽五十10）
在西方有一句格言說：「困惱的時候不要急衝。」這意思就是說：「你不知當做甚麼的時候，就當不做。」 要是前面有霧，就不該再向前航行。在必需的時候，還該拋下錨去。照樣，在黑暗苦悶的時候，我們不該再做甚麼。我們所要做的祇是......(詳全文)
In the West there is a saying that runs thus, "When you're rattled, don't rush"; in other words, "When you don't know what to do, don't do it." When you run into a spiritual fog bank, don't tear ahead; slow down the machinery of your life. If necessary, anchor your bark or let it swing at its moorings.....(more)
在我裡面 In Me ／荒漠甘泉 Streams in the Desert 928
經文: 「在我裡面有平安。」（約十六33）
帕甘尼尼（Paganini）是一位善奏小提琴的大音樂家。一天，他出來站在聽眾面前，在采聲之下，忽然發現他手中所提的小提琴有點不對。再仔細一看，發覺了他所提的，並不是他平日珍愛的那架貴重的提琴......(詳全文)
Paganini, the great violinist, came out before his audience one day and made the discovery just as they ended their applause that there was something wrong with his violin. He looked at it a second and then saw that it was not his famous and valuable one...... (more)
不能滿足 Nothing Satisfies ／荒漠甘泉 Streams in the Desert 826
經文: 「深淵說，不在我內。」（伯廿八14）
我記得有一年夏天，我說：「我所需要的是海洋。」我就到海洋的地方去，但是海洋說：「不在我內！」海洋並不照我所要的給我成就。於是我說：「高山一定會使我得到安息。」我就到有高山的地方去...(詳全文)
I remember a summer in which I said, "It is the ocean I need," and I went to the ocean; but it seemed to say, "It is not in me!" The ocean did not do for me what I thought it would. Then I said, "The mountains will rest me," and I went to the mountains ... (more)
祂仍舊 He Remains ／荒漠甘泉 Streams in the Desert 906
經文: 「祢卻仍舊在那裡。」(來一11，直譯)
許多時候，我們獨自坐在爐旁烤火，會感覺非常寂寞。望見空著的座位，常會禁不住掉下淚來... (詳全文)
There are always lone hearth-fires; so many! And those who sit beside them, with the empty chair, cannot restrain the tears that will come... (more)
