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12-1

I love you with an everlasting love, which flows out from the depths of eternity. Before you were born, I knew you. Ponder the awesome mystery of a love that encompasses you from before birth to beyond the grave.

 

Modern man has lost the perspective of eternity. To distract himself from the gaping jaws of death, he engages in ceaseless activity and amusement. The practice of being still in my presence is almost a lost art, yet it is this very stillness that enables you to experience my eternal love. You need the certainty of my loving presence in order to weather the storms of life. During times of severe testing, even the best theology can fail you if it isn’t accompanied by experiential knowledge of me. The ultimate protection against sinking during life's storms is devoting time to develop your friendship with me.

 

我以永遠的愛愛你，這愛從永恒的深淵流淌而出。在你出生之前，我就認識你。思考一下從出生前一直到死後都圍繞著你的愛的令人敬畏的奧秘。

 

現代人已經失去了永恒的視角。為了分散自己對死亡深淵的恐懼，他卷入無休無止的活動和娛樂。在我的麵前安靜的操練幾乎是一門失傳的藝術，然而正是這種寧靜使你能夠體驗我的永恒之愛。你需要我愛的確定性來度過生命的風暴。在嚴峻考驗的時刻，即使是最好的神學，如果沒有伴隨對我的經驗性認識，也可能讓你失望。在生活的風暴中不沉下去的最終保護是花時間發展你與我之間的友誼。