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Come to me and rest. Give your mind a break from its habitual judging. You form judgements about this situation, that situation, this person, that person, yourself, even the weather - as if judging were your main function in life. But I created you first and foremost to know me and to live in rich communication with me. When you become preoccupied with passing judgment, you usurp my role.

Relate to me as creature to creator, sheep to shepherd, subject to King, clay to potter. Allow me to have my way in your life. Rather than evaluating my ways with you, accept them thankfully. The intimacy I offer you is not an invitation to act as if you were my equal. Worship me as king of kings while walking hand in hand with me down the path of life.

來到我這裏並休息。讓你的思維暫時遠離習慣性的評判。你對於這種情況、那種情況、這個人、那個人、甚至天氣都會形成判斷，好像評判是你生活中的主要任務一樣。但我最初創造你的目的是為了認識我，與我進行深刻的交流。當你沉迷於不斷評判時，你剝奪了我的角色。

把你自己看作是受造物，將我看作是創造者，把自己看作是羊，我是牧者，把自己看作是臣民，我是國王，把自己看作是黏土，我是陶工。允許我在你的生命中行事。與其評估我對你的作為，不如感恩地接受它們。我所提供的親近並不是要你表現得好像與我平等。當你與我一起手牽手走在生命的道路上時，以我為萬王之王而敬拜我。