Jesus is our light in the darkest night.

在漆黑的漫漫长夜，耶稣是我们的亮光。

The  is my light and my salvation. Psalm 27:1

耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救！-诗篇27篇1节

Some young children have trouble falling asleep at night. While there may be many reasons for this, my daughter explained one of them as I turned to leave her bedroom one evening. “I’m afraid of the dark,” she said. I tried to relieve her fear, but I left a nightlight on so she could be sure that her room was monster-free.

有些小孩子晚上不容易入睡，这可能有许多不同的原因，但我的女儿让我知道了其中一个原因。那天夜晚，就在我正要转身离开女儿的房间时，她说：“我怕黑。”我试着纾解她的恐惧，最后我留了一盏夜灯，这样她才能确保房间内不会出现怪物。

I didn’t think much more about my daughter’s fear until a few weeks later when my husband went on an overnight business trip. After I settled into bed, the dark seemed to press in around me. I heard a tiny noise and jumped up to investigate. It turned out to be nothing, but I finally understood my daughter’s fear when I experienced it myself.

对于女儿的恐惧，我并没有多想。直到几周后，我丈夫出差在外过夜。当天晚上，我一钻进被窝，周围的黑暗似乎向我袭来。接着，我听到一点点声响，吓得立即跳下床看个究竟。虽然只是虚惊一场，但亲身经历后，我终于明白了女儿的恐惧。

Jesus understands our fears and problems because He lived on the earth as a human and endured the same types of trouble we face. “He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain” (Isa. 53:3). When we describe our struggles to Him, He doesn’t brush us aside, minimize our feelings, or tell us to snap out of it—He relates to our distress. Somehow, knowing that He understands can dispel the loneliness that often accompanies suffering. In our darkest times, He is our light and our salvation.

耶稣明了我们的恐惧和困难，因为祂曾降世为人，也曾面对我们所碰到的难处。“祂被藐视，被人厌弃，多受痛苦，常经忧患”(以赛亚书53章3节) 。当我们向祂倾诉我们的困境，祂不会不管我们、忽视我们的感受，或一味地要我们重新振作。相反地，祂能体会我们的忧伤。不知何故，知道主耶稣明了，仿佛就可以消弭经常伴随苦难而来的孤寂。在我们最黑暗的时刻，祂是我们的亮光和拯救。

Dear Jesus, I believe that You hear my prayers and that You understand my situation. You are the One who lights my darkness. 

亲爱的耶稣，
我相信祢垂听我的祷告，
且了解我的景况。
唯有祢能照亮我生命中的黑暗。

Psalm 27:1-8NIV

Psalm 27

Of David.

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.

4 One thing I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
    he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.

6 Then my head will be exalted
    above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
    I will sing and make music to the Lord.

7 Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.

整理：于姊妹