God delights to hear from us!

上帝喜爱听见我们的心声！

The L delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. Psalm 147:11

耶和华喜爱敬畏祂和盼望祂慈爱的人。-诗篇147篇11节

On the two-hour drive home from a family member’s wedding, my mom asked me for the third time what was new in my job. I once again repeated some of the details as if telling her for the first time, while wondering what might possiblymake my words more memorable. My mom has Alzheimer’s, a disease that progressively destroys the memory, can adversely affect behavior, and eventually leads to the loss of speech—and more.

我和母亲参加了亲戚的婚礼，在回家的两个钟头车程里，她一再问我工作有没有新发展。当她第三次问我时，我仍像第一次跟她说的一样，再次重述一些细节，并想着如何能让她记得我的话。我母亲罹患阿兹海默症，这个疾病让她逐渐丧失记忆、行为退化，最终将使她失去说话以及更多的身体机能。

I grieve because of my mom’s disease but am thankful she is still here and we can spend time together—and even converse. It thrills me that whenever I go to see her she lights up with joy and exclaims, “Alyson, what a pleasant surprise!” We enjoy each other’s company; and even in the silences when words escape her, we commune together.

我为母亲患上这个疾病而伤心难过，但我也很感恩，因为她还安然健在，我们还可以相聚，甚至还能聊天说话。每当我去探望她时，看到她容光焕发的样子，会让我激动不已。她总是充满喜乐地说：“爱莉，看到妳真是太好了！”我们享受着彼此的陪伴，即使她想不出该说什么时，我们仍默默体会对方的心意。

This perhaps is a small picture of our relationship with God. Scripture tells us, “The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love” (Ps. 147:11). God calls those who believe in Jesus as their Savior His children (John 1:12). And although we may make the same requests over and over again or lack for words, He is patient with us because He has a loving relationship with us. He is happy when we converse with Him in prayer—even when the words escape us.

或许，这也能稍微反映出我们与上帝之间的关系。圣经告诉我们：“耶和华喜爱敬畏祂和盼望祂慈爱的人”（诗篇147篇11节）。对于那些接受耶稣为救主的人，上帝称他们为祂的儿女（约翰福音1章12节） 。虽然我们可能会不断地向上帝祈求某一件事，或不知该如何祷告，祂对我们仍然充满耐心，因为祂爱我们。祂乐意我们用祷告和祂谈心，即便我们有时想不出该说什么。

Dear Lord, it thrills us that You want to have a relationship with us! Thank You for the opportunity to learn of You through the Bible and to talk with You in prayer.

亲爱的主，我们欢欣喜乐，
因为祢乐意与我们建立关系。
谢谢祢让我们透过圣经认识祢，藉着祷告与祢谈话。

Psalm 147:1-11New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 147

1 Praise the Lord.[a]

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
    how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
    he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
    and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars
    and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
    his understanding has no limit.
6 The Lord sustains the humble
    but casts the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
    make music to our God on the harp.

8 He covers the sky with clouds;
    he supplies the earth with rain
    and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He provides food for the cattle
    and for the young ravens when they call.

10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
    nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights in those who fear him,
    who put their hope in his unfailing love.

诗篇 147:1-11Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified) (CUVMPS)

颂美耶路撒冷之复兴

147 你们要赞美耶和华！因歌颂我们的神为善为美，赞美的话是合宜的。
2 耶和华建造耶路撒冷，聚集以色列中被赶散的人。
3 他医好伤心的人，裹好他们的伤处。
4 他数点星宿的数目，一一称它的名。

神之智能无穷

5 我们的主为大，最有能力，他的智慧无法测度。

6 耶和华扶持谦卑人，将恶人倾覆于地。
7 你们要以感谢向耶和华歌唱，用琴向我们的神歌颂。
8 他用云遮天，为地降雨，使草生长在山上。
9 他赐食给走兽和啼叫的小乌鸦。
10 他不喜悦马的力大，不喜爱人的腿快。

敬畏主者为其所悦

11 耶和华喜爱敬畏他和盼望他慈爱的人。

整理：于姊妹