God speaks to us

God speaks to us. Shall we not speak to Him?
He is not distant. He makes no attempt to hide from us
We try to hide from Him, and suffer from deception
He remains entirely accessible. He loves His Son
There is no certainty but this, yet this suffices
He will love His Son forever
When his mind remains asleep, He loves him still
And when his mind awakes, He loves him with a never-changing Love.

上主正向我們發言，我們豈能不回應？
祂就近在咫尺，且始終無意迴避
是我們故意躲著祂，並為此自欺而受苦
祂一直留在你身邊，愛著自己的聖子
這份愛恆久不渝，僅僅這一點就足夠了
祂永遠愛著自己的聖子
即便他的心沉睡仍愛他依舊
心靈甦醒之際，祂的聖愛始終如一

If you but knew the meaning of His Love
hope and despair would be impossible
For hope would be forever satisfied; despair of any kind unthinkable
His grace His answer is to all despair
for in it lies remembrance of His Love
Would He not gladly give the means by which His Will is recognized?
His grace is yours by your acknowledgment
And memory of Him awakens in the mind
that asks the means of Him whereby its sleep is done

你若知道聖愛的真諦
便不可能再懷抱「願望」與「絕望」
「願望」既已永遠得償，「絕望」自然成了不可思議的事
祂以恩典答覆了所有的絕望，在此天恩內你將憶起祂的聖愛
祂豈會不樂意幫人認出自己的旨意？
只要認清這一點，天恩就來臨了
向祂祈求終結夢境之道，心靈就會醒轉而想起祂來

Your grace is given me. I claim it now
Father, I come to You. And You will come to me who ask
I am the Son You love.
祢已將恩典賜給了我，現在我就要領受
天父，我來到祢面前，並相信祢也會回應我的祈請
因為我是祢摯愛的孩子

W168: 1-2; 6: 5