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【上帝的三封信】 上帝卻溫柔地回答說：「我曾寫了三封信給你，提醒你該預備心好回天家呀！」 老先生驚訝地回答說：「沒有啊！我絕對沒有收到。」 上帝說：「你注意聽，第一封信是我讓你腰酸背痛；第二封信是你的頭髮開始斑白；第三封信是你的牙齒逐漸脫落。這些都是提醒快回家的信號啊！怎麼說我沒有預先通知你？」 聽了這個寓言故事，不禁要問：「你收到幾封信了呢？第一封？第二封？三封都已收到？或是一封都還沒有？ 但願詩人大衛向上帝的禱告，也能成為我們的禱告，因而珍惜有限的光陰珍惜與家人相處的機會－－「上帝啊！求你指教我怎樣數算自己的日子，好叫我們得著智慧的心。」 默想：在靈程裡不當憑眼見、憑感覺，而是憑靈覺。 According to an old fable, a man made an unusual agreement with Death. He told the grim reaper that he would willingly accompany him when it came time to die, but only on one condition--that Death would send a messenger well in advance to warn him. The agreement was made. Weeks winged away into months, and months into years. Then one bitter winter evening, as the man sat alone thinking about all his material possessions, Death suddenly entered the room and tapped him on the shoulder. The man was startled and cried out in despair, "You're here so soon and without warning! I thought we had an agreement." Death replied, "I've more than kept my part. I've sent you many messengers. Look at yourself in the mirror and you'll see some of them." As the man complied, Death whispered, "Notice your hair! Once it was full and black, now it is thin and white. Look at the way you cock your head to listen to my voice because you can't hear very well. Observe how close you must get to the mirror in order to see yourself clearly. Yes, I've sent many messengers through the years. I've kept my part. It's too bad you didn't keep yours. I'm sorry you're not ready for me, but the time has come to leave." |