The Deepest Places
Dexu Xia
The Deepest Places 水深之处
I am worn out from my groaning. Psalm 6:6
Victor Hugo (1802–1885), a poet and novelist during the social and political upheavals of nineteenth-century France, is perhaps best known for his classic Les Miserables. Over a century later, a musical adaptation of his novel has become one of our generation’s most popular productions. This shouldn’t surprise us. As Hugo once said, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
The psalmists would have agreed. Their songs and prayers provide us with honest reflections on life and its inevitable pain. They touch us in places we find difficult to access. For example, in Psalm 6:6 David cries out, “I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.”
The fact that such raw honesty is included in the inspired songs of the Scriptures gives us great encouragement. It invites us to bring our fears to God, who welcomes us into His presence for comfort and help. He embraces us in our heartfelt honesty.
Music can give us the ability to express our feelings when words are hard to come by, but whether that expression is sung, prayed, or silently cried, our God reaches into the deepest places in our hearts and gives us His peace.
How would you characterize your prayer life? How does it make you feel to realize that God Himself allows you to come into His presence just as you are?
Thank You, loving God, for welcoming me with all my pain, fear, struggle, and disappointment. Thank You that You don’t want “correct” or “sanitized” prayers, but my honest heart instead.
至深之处
我因唉哼而困乏。—诗篇6篇6节
雨果（Victor Hugo，1802-1885年）是十九世纪法国的诗人及小说家，亲身经历了法国社会及政治的动荡时期，《悲惨世界》或许是雨果最为人知的经典著作。经过一个世纪后，这本小说改编成了音乐剧，成为我们这世代最受欢迎的作品之一。这并不令人感到讶异，正如雨果曾说：“音乐表达了那些不能言喻却又无法对其保持沉默的事物。”
撰写诗篇的诗人也深明此理。他们写的诗篇和祷文，让我们诚实地反思生命的景况及其不可避免的痛苦，并能触及我们心灵深处无法言喻的伤痛。在诗篇6篇6节，大卫喊道：“我因唉哼而困乏，我每夜流泪，把床榻漂起，把褥子湿透。”
在鼓舞人心的圣经诗篇里竟包括了这些真实感受，让我们得到莫大的激励。这个事实鼓励我们可以将恐惧交托给上帝，祂乐见我们来到祂的面前寻求安慰及帮助，并接纳我们内心真实的感受。
音乐可以使我们在难以言喻的情况下，表达自己的感受，然而不论是歌唱、祷告或默默地哭泣，上帝都会进入我们的心灵至深之处，将祂的平安赐给我们。
你如何向上帝祷告？知道上帝容许你
以最真实的自己来到祂面前，这让你有何感受呢？
恐惧、挣扎及失望。谢谢祢要的是我坦诚的心，
而不是“标准”或经过“粉饰”的祷告。