東京旅遊趣

我敬佩那些代禱勇士，他們天天為人代禱，甚至翻爛他們的禱告日誌；他們關心代禱事項的進展，讚美上帝且持續忠心地代求。我也佩服那些殷勤禱告的人，他們會招聚別人一起禱告；有些人還跪著禱告，甚至磨壞了床邊的地毯。多年來，我嘗試向他們看齊，仿效一個完美的禱告生活，甚至模仿那些好口才的人所用的禱詞。我不斷探究並努力瞭解什麼才是正確的禱告方式，仍百思不得其解。

最後，我終於明白，耶穌只要我們心存謙卑地向祂禱告（馬太福音6章5節）。耶穌邀請我們與祂親密交流，並應許會垂聽我們的祈求（6節）。祂從未要求我們以華麗的詞藻，或背熟的句子來禱告（7節）。耶穌告訴我們禱告是祂所賜的恩典，讓你我能藉此頌讚祂的大能（9-10節），表明我們相信祂必供應（11節），並在祂的赦免和引導中，得著平安（12-13節）。

上帝已經應許，無論我們有聲無聲的禱告，或默默流淚的祈求，祂都垂聽且關心。當我們相信上帝和祂對我們完全的愛，我們可以肯定，只要帶著謙卑的心祈求，順服祂、倚靠祂，就是正確的禱告方式。

I admire people who record prayer requests in journals tattered from daily handling, those who keep track of every prayer and praise and then faithfully update their lists. I’m inspired by those who gather with others to pray and whose kneeling wears out the carpet at their bedsides. For years, I tried to copy their styles, to emulate a perfect prayer life, and to imitate the eloquence of the so-much-more-articulate-than-me folks. I strived to unravel what I thought was a mystery, as I longed to learn the right way to pray.

Eventually, I learned that our Lord simply desires prayer that begins and ends with humility (Matthew 6:5). He invites us into an intimate exchange through which He promises to listen (v. 6). He never requires fancy or memorized words or phrases (v. 7). He assures us that prayer is a gift, an opportunity to honor His majesty (vv. 9–10), to display our confidence in His provision (v. 11), and to affirm our security in His forgiveness and guidance (vv. 12–13).

God assures us He hears and cares about every single spoken and unspoken prayer, as well as the prayers that slip down our cheeks as silent tears. As we place our trust in God and His perfect love for us, we can be sure praying with a humble heart that’s surrendered to and dependent on Him is always the right way to pray.