五旬节十

爱是永不止息

——哥林多前书十三章八节

爱如溪水，常流不息；又如海洋，翻腾无已。

主为爱源，我乃河道，愿让主爱从我流过，不作爱之阻碍。

田间沟渠，灌溉不过数亩；长江大河，却能滋润阡陌。求主宽广我心，使我所爱之人甚多。爱水润遍万顷，于我并无所损。流出愈广，流进必将愈多。

我若不与爱源相接，难免成为干涸；但若不容爱水流出，又将成为死水。

洋海无际，我心何敢与之相比；但求主不弃我心方寸，任主爱浪翻腾！

Pentecost 10

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never ends

The stream of love flows unending; like oceans it seethes unceasing.

My Lord is the source of Love; I the river’s course. Let God’s love flow through me. I will not obstruct it.

Irrigation ditches can water but a portion of the field; the great river can water a thousand acres. Expand my heart, O Lord, that I may love yet more people. The waters of love can cover vast tracts, nothing will be lost to me. The greater the outward flow, the greater the returning tide.

If I am not linked to Love’s source, I will dry up. If I dam the waters of Love, they will stagnate.

Can I compare my heart with boundless seas? But abandon not the measure of my heart, O Lord. Let the waves of your love still billow there!