夣想的腳印。Nevaeh

【沙灘上的腳印 】written by Mary Stevenson

有一天晚上﹐我作了一個夢。在夢中﹐我和主正在沙灘上同行。這時天空浮現了我一生所渡過的光景﹐當每一幕景出現時﹐我都看到沙灘上有兩行腳印﹐一行是我的﹐一行是主的。

當人生的最後一幕出現在我眼前時﹐我回顧沙灘上的腳印﹐我赫然發現在我人生中有許多時刻﹐沙灘上竟只有一行腳印﹐而那正是我最低潮﹑最哀傷的時刻。

我問主說：「主啊﹐當我決定跟隨你的時候﹐你不是應許我﹐你要一路與我同行嗎﹖ 可是我發現﹐在我人生最難過的時刻﹐沙灘上竟然只有一行腳印。我不明白﹐為何在我最需要你的時候﹐你竟會離我遠去﹖」

主回答我說：「我親愛的孩子﹐在你受試煉的時刻﹐我從未離開過你﹐你是所看見的那一行腳印﹐正是我抱著你走過。」 

 

【夣想的腳印】
8/25正是Nevaeh要離開台灣前往北京工作的日子。二年前我們開始SKYPE德文課程，從師生關係漸漸成為朋友，從討論男人的特性、抱怨客戶的態度、未來的家庭生活，我們的話題包山包海。她是唯一見過Nelly本人，並且參與我人生重要的「結婚聚會」，看著我穿著白紗走進會場。她帶來滿滿的祝福，和感性的眼淚。

勇於接受挑戰卻不想停留在台灣工作，她夢想要走到更寬廣的世界。新的開始、新的生活、新的文化，反對的聲音也接踵而來，「去」與「不去」開始在她腦中不停地盤旋。幾堂課中我和她分享那年在上海工作的經驗。

我對她來說:「年輕 -- 就是本錢。成功或失敗取決於人的看法，如同不少學生還未到德國前，對德國的印象都是從旁得知，若是能夠自已到那裡實際生活，就是踏出「成功」的第一步。

下班前想到她還特地在FACE BOOK留言通知我出發的時間，便走到希望書房想買份禮物送給她。

前往夢想的路上，或許會面對低潮，要玀自行走過幽谷，這位愛人的神將成為你最好的同伴。

P.S.
1. 待久一點我才有"探親"的機會。
2.即然離北大這麼近的話，別忘了帶一個回來吧~~

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One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:

“LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me.”

The LORD replied:

“My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you.”

written by Mary Stevenson