肢體交通及代禱

Greetings in the Lord to my dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Due to the heavy snow in Burnaby last Saturday, we canceled our Bible Study class. Instead, few of us went to Cindy’s and we had a marvelous worship time simply singing songs to praise God. We shared our testimony and feelings towards the particular songs that we personally prefer most. We talked about fasting and praying. Without knowing anything about it, Doris wanted to see what the Bible says. Lo and behold, she opened it and Matthew 6:16-18 appeared in front of our eyes. God is real and abides in each one of us.

Please read the following emails I got from some of you. Cindy has been encountering some difficulties recently. Please pray for her and her family. In Christ, Judy
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I like Cindy's testimonial last Saturday. They made me think differently about how I should do my job everyday. When I went back home that day, I said to my husband: “I hope that you were there and shared with Cindy. She is amazing." And I like all of the music CDs. I made copies of them; when playing them, I feel peace, happy, quiet and gratitude immediately. Last night, I watched half of "The Cross (Jesus in China)" with my families; I was so touched and I couldn't hold my tears. Those missionaries... they are so faithful and dedicated to the Lord. With them, China is with hope. Thank you for bringing me all of these, many many thanks.Wish you a great day, a smooth week. :-)Doris
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Doris, I'm very glad to see the Holy Spirit is working in your life. That's great! Your testimony，Anna's and Judy's are very encouraging to me! Thanks for letting me know!

昨天晚上，我在祷告中再次经历到神的同在，也很想在这里与你们分享。

最近一星期，我的生活很不顺利，接二连三地遇到打击。首先我的投资一个星期之内亏损数万，周二我的父亲在国内忽然中风，生活不能自理，需要专人护理，我的母亲身体更差，不住哭泣。周五Tony在眼睛检查时发现视力下降很快，并意外发现斜视，Calvin晚上开始发烧，情绪很坏。因为Thomas人在中国，我一个人照顾两个孩子，还要正常工作，本来就已经很累，这些坏消息，使我一时心力交瘁，没有平安，我问主为什么我做了很多仍然得不到祝福，我的信心有些动摇，祷告和读经的时间极少。

周六的聚会本来我想缺席，可是觉得临时不好安排人带领，就犹豫了。但是，早上Calvin仍有低烧，很不稳定，我很担心。这时，Judy打电话提议因下雪来我家聚会。这样孩子可以留在家中容易照顾，感谢主，天父已经为我安排。聚会中，姊妹们帮助我照看孩子，Calvin没有大碍。我不由自主地讲起自己初信时主在我生命中所行的神迹，又听到Judy的见证，心里开始有了安慰。

周日晚上，孩子们都睡了，我跪在床前开始祷告，开始只是叹气，求主帮助我，祷告非常无力而枯干。这时，我想起了主祷文，就先把自己的事放下开始用主祷文祷告。当我第二次说到“愿你的旨意行在地上如同行在天上，愿你的旨意成就在我的身上“时，禁不住落下泪来，我开始向主哭诉，“主，你在我身上的旨意是什么？我什么都做不好，母亲做不好，妻子做不好，女儿做不好，工作成绩不如外邦人，在教会的服事也不多，主啊，我能为你做什么？“这时，一首很熟悉的诗歌的歌词响在我的耳边：“我一生活着就是要来赞美你”，我的眼泪涌流出来，“是的，主，我虽然无能，可是我可以一生来赞美你，来敬拜你！这也是主你最看重的。”感谢主，主很快回应了我的祷告，虽然我已经好长时间没有用心地祷告了。我很感动，我不亲近主，可是主永远在等待着我。我信主七年，只知道要舍己爱人，传福音，为主做见证，有时做不好会灰心。这是我第一次清晰地从主得到答案，知道我活着为了什么？就是要爱主我们的神！

我又祷告了很久，感恩的泪止不住地流，我不住地向主悔改，认罪，赞美主，从天上来的平安喜乐又用回到我的心里，虽然我生活中的问题都还没有解决，可是我一点都不再忧虑了。“创造天地的主，你与我同在我还有什么可惧怕的呢？哈利路亚！”

今天，因为Calvin咳嗽得厉害，不愿去Daycare, 我就请了一天假。没想到早上就看到Doris的Email, 非常高兴也很感动。我们为主所做的是最有价值的。让我们一路跟随他，又不改变。

平安！
Cindy
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Dear Cindy: Thanks for the update, tears with you and praise the Lord, God is always good, He is the answer of all the questions. Now I know how to pray for you theses days. I am free on Thursday and Friday, just call me if you need help.
Dear Doris: Glad to know you are so hungry to our Lord. I’m willingto come to your group if I have time. Thanks for sharing on your web-page.
Dear Judy: Thank you very much for encouragement and help for creating our web-page. Very happy to know God is working and moving in your Chinese group!
Dear Anna: Nice to know you in the Lord; thank God that you havea simple heart to believe Him! Please open the attached sharing letter, I can't describe in English. Love, Julian

各位平安，

我最近在操练等候主，就是每天清晨一醒来就跪在主面前亲近他，爱慕他，渴慕他极谦卑、顺服的生命，心里向主唱一首爱的诗歌，求主保守我今天活在他里面，帮助我顺服丈夫，对孩子要有耐心、说合宜的话，让我渴慕读神的话等等，不为别的祷告，单单为自己和主的关系，我从每天十分钟开始。短短两周下来，发现神实在太奇妙了，我不再为过去后悔，也没时间为明天忧虑，只想在今天好好爱主；有时忙无法早睡，我立志要那段与他亲近的甜美时光，求主叫醒我，于是第二天照样起来等候主，白天也很精神。终于有一点明白神说：他不要人的力大，也不要马的腿快，胜败在乎耶和华。以前常常信不来这些圣经上的话，常常靠自己，现在尝到一点甜头，赶快跟你们分享。我发现自己真是一个罪人，靠自己绝对是绝望，而主绝对是大能，他能在一切事上救我。在操练亲近神中，体会到主要我们天天来到他面前，领受新鲜的恩典，早晨求主使我今天住在他里面，一天中完成读经计划，并留一段时间为教会、肢体、家人代祷，然后带着神的甜美同在入眠。次日起来再来到主面前，再来亲近他。

很高兴与你们分享，愿我们一起在主里交流学习，一起讨主喜悦。

主赐福你们每一家！

菊莲
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Thanks for the reply and sharing! I'm deeply touched by your experience in waiting on God. Our Lord is really live, really good! I don't worry any more. I have started to take care of everything with patience and calmness. Praise our Lord! I will follow you to pray in the morning everyday. You know, that's a big challenge to me. I tried many times but failed to keep on. Please remember me in your prayer.
In Him,
Cindy