清涟 · Qinglian
昨天不到中午十二点，天渐渐暗沉下来。
很快，天越来越沉，我的心也开始不安了。
“要不要回家呢？现在走还可以赶在暴雨来临前吧？看来是一场巨大的风暴。”
这时，教会里每个人的手机开始发出刺耳的警报声，一些人开始不安起来。
特别是我。
我站了起来，走到窗前，望向窗外。
天空还是片刻的寂静。
于是我回到了座位，心里开始胡思乱想：
“今天应该不来，对，上帝也应该是想说今天不用来。我之前的想法是对的。可我还是觉得应该来。”
就在我胡思乱想的时候，天空下起了瓢泼大雨，伴随着大风，雨下得越来越猛烈。
“天啊！这什么时候能下完啊！我还没吃饭呢，今天教会没有午饭。”
不知不觉中，我又被牧师的讲话带了回来。
牧师讲的笑话把我逗笑了，我也渐渐忘记了刚才的担忧。
我又望向其他弟兄姐妹，他们还在认真听，没有人被这巨大的暴风雨所干扰。
这一刻鼓舞了我。
我开始相信，开始专注，慢慢忘记了周围的一切。
这时，教会的牧友让大家起立来唱诗歌。
大家唱完诗歌，我再看窗外——
雨，彻彻底底地停了。
那一刻，我臣服了。
我想：试问，这世上除了神，还有谁可以信实？
我不知道这场雨为什么在那个时候停下，也不敢说这是神特意为了回应我而让雨停下。
但我知道，这次经历让我再次看见：当我被环境搅扰、被自己的想法和恐惧牵着走时，神仍然在那里。
所以，我记下这一刻，要赞美神的奇妙。
也把这段真实的经历分享给每一个信奉祂的人，也分享给那些将要归属于祂的人。
愿上帝的国早日降临，愿祂的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。
愿万国万民都敬拜祂。
阿门！
Yesterday, before noon, the sky gradually grew dark.
Soon, the sky became darker and darker, and my heart began to feel uneasy as well.
“Should I go home? If I leave now, maybe I can still make it home before the heavy rain comes. It looks like a huge storm is coming.”
At that moment, everyone’s phone in the church began making sharp warning sounds, and some people started to become uneasy.
Especially me.
I stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside.
The sky was still quiet for a moment.
So I returned to my seat, and my mind began to wander:
“Maybe I shouldn’t have come today. Yes, maybe God is also saying that I don’t need to come today. I was right about this before. But somehow, I still feel that I should have come.”
While I was lost in these thoughts, the sky suddenly opened up with pouring rain, accompanied by strong winds. The rain became heavier and heavier.
“Oh my goodness! When is this going to stop? I haven’t even eaten yet, and there’s no lunch at church today.”
Before I knew it, I was drawn back to what the pastor was saying.
The joke the pastor told made me laugh, and little by little, I forgot about my worries.
I looked at the other brothers and sisters again. They were still listening attentively. No one was being distracted by the huge storm outside.
That moment encouraged me.
I began to believe. I began to focus. Slowly, I forgot everything around me.
Then one of the church ministers asked everyone to stand and sing a hymn.
After we finished singing, I looked out the window again—
The rain had completely stopped.
At that moment, I surrendered.
I thought: Who else in this world, besides God, can truly be trusted?
I don’t know why the rain stopped at that particular moment, and I don’t dare to say that God stopped the rain specifically in response to me.
But I know that through this experience, I saw once again that when I am troubled by my circumstances and led by my own thoughts and fears, God is still there.
So I want to remember this moment and praise the wonder of God.
I also want to share this true experience with everyone who believes in Him, and with those who will one day belong to Him.
May the kingdom of God come soon. May His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
May all nations and all peoples worship Him.
Amen!