显现节三

变成孩子的样式

——马太福音十八章三节

赤子之心，明澈如晶；我心不如，有瑕有疵。涉世愈深，蒙尘愈厚，眼目迷离，心难返璞。

赤子之心，待人以诚；我心不如，有私有曲。彼心谦卑，我心高傲；彼心温逊，我心骄慢。

赤子之心，柔顺似水；我心刚愎，如铁如石。深处微光，心眼难见；深处微声，心耳难闻。

求主助我，使我回转，还我童心，重为赤子。愿效我主，柔和谦卑；学主样式，永负主轭。

Epiphany 3

Matthew 18:3

Become like children

  A child’s heart is clear as crystal, so unlike my own, which is full of flaws. The longer I am on this earth, the more sullied I become, the more clouded my eyesight. Yet it is impossible to bring my heart back to that pristine state of childhood when it was a piece of white jade.

  A child’s heart responds to others sincerely. My heart is twisted and heavy with selfishness. A child’s heart is humble while mine is proud, modest where mine is haughty.

  A child’s heart is yielding as water, while mine is unbending as iron or stone. Because of this, the eyes of my heart barely see the tiny light of the soul; the ears of my heart can barely hear its tiny voice.

  Help me, O God. Turn me around, give me a child-like heart, let me become like a child once again. I want to be like my lord Jesus Christ, gentle and humble. I want to follow his example, ever bearing his yoke on my own shoulders.