『差別』“The Difference”

【中譯/黃重明，英文/Grace L. Naessens】

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清晨一起床，

I got up early one morning

我匆匆忙忙地開始一天的工作，

and rushed right into the day;

我有這麼多的事必需完成，

I had so much to accomplish,

我沒有時間禱告。

I didn’t have time to pray.

問題一直接踵而來，

Problems just tumbled about me

每件工作的負擔越來越重；

and grew heavier with each task;

我奇怪，「為什麼上主沒有來幫助我？」

Why doesn’t God help me, I wondered;

祂回答：「你沒來問我。」

He answered, “You didn’t ask.”

一天中我希求看到的是喜樂與美善，

I wanted to see joy and beauty,

可是整天都是勞累不堪，灰心喪志；

but the day tolled on, gray and bleak;

我錯怪，「為什麼上主沒有來引導我？」

I wondered why God didn’t show me－－

祂說：「你沒來找我。」

He said, “But you didn’t seek.”

我試著找祂，希望能與祂同在；

I tried to come into my God’s presence;

我把上鎖的所有鑰匙用盡了，門仍不開；

I used all my keys at the lock;

上主慈祥，微聲地說，

God gently and lovingly chided,

「我的孩子，你沒有敲門。」

“My child, you didn’t knock.”

於是我每早醒來，未開始工作前，

I woke up early this morning

我安靜，停留些時，

and paused before entering the day;

我有這麼多的事，必需完成。

I had so much to accomplish

我必須花時間禱告，與主交通。

that I had to take time to pray.