7-16

7-16

Self-pity is a slimy, bottomless pit. Once you fall in, you tend to go deeper and deeper into the mire. As you slide down those slippery walls, you are well on your way to depression, and the darkness is profound.

Your only hope is to look up and see the light of my presence shinning down on you. Though the light looks dim from your perspective, deep in the pit, those rays of hope can reach you at any depth. While you focus on me in trust, you rise ever so slowly out of the abyss of despair. Finally, you can reach up and grasp my hand. I will pull you out into the light again. I will gently cleanse you, washing off the clinging mire. I will cover you with my righteousness and walk with you down the path of life.

自憐是一個滑溜而無底的坑。一旦你跌入其中，你往往會越陷越深。當你沿著那些滑滑的牆壁滑下時，你就很容易陷入抑鬱，黑暗深沉。

你唯一的希望是抬頭看見我同在的光照耀在你身上。雖然在坑底，光看起來微弱，但那些希望的光束可以觸及你的任何深度。當你全心全意地信靠我，你會慢慢地從絕望的深淵中逐漸上升。最終，你可以伸手抓住我的手。我會把你拉出到光明之中。我會溫柔地洗淨你，洗去那附著的泥漿。我會以公義為衣為你披上，並與你一同走過人生的道路。