Calling Out to God 呼求上帝
Dexu Xia
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Psalm 25:16
In his book Adopted for Life, Dr. Russell Moore describes his family’s trip to an orphanage to adopt a child. As they entered the nursery, the silence was startling. The babies in the cribs never cried, and it wasn’t because they never needed anything but because they’d learned that no one cared enough to answer.
My heart ached as I read those words. I remember countless nights when our children were small. My wife and I would be sound asleep only to be startled awake by their cries: “Daddy, I’m sick!” or “Mommy, I’m scared!” One of us would spring into action and make our way to their bedroom to do our best to comfort and care for them. Our love for our children gave them reason to call for our help.
An overwhelming number of the psalms are cries, or laments, to God. Israel brought their laments to Him on the basis of His personal relationship with them. These were a people God had called His “firstborn” (Exodus 4:22) and they were asking their Father to act accordingly. Such honest trust is seen in Psalm 25: “Turn to me and be gracious to me, . . . free me from my anguish” (vv. 16–17). Children who are confident of the love of a caregiver do cry. As believers in Jesus—children of God—He’s given us reason to call on Him. He hears and cares because of His great love.
By: John Blase
How comfortable are you taking your cries to God? Why? How might you offer up a lament to Him today? Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Your faithfulness to hear my cry and to act.
求祢转向我，怜恤我，因为我是孤独困苦。—诗篇25篇16节
美国神学家罗素·摩尔（Dr. Russell Moore）在他所写的《领养新生》（Adopted for Life）一书中，描述他与家人去孤儿院领养孩子的过程。当他们走进孤儿院时，感受到可怕的寂静。婴儿床里的婴孩都没有发出哭声，并不是因为这些婴孩没有任何需求，而是他们知道就算哭了，也没有人关心。
当我读到这些描述时，心中隐隐作痛。记得我的孩子们还小的时候，有无数个夜晚，我和妻子熟睡时，被他们的哭喊声惊醒：“爸爸，我不舒服！”或“妈妈，我很害怕！”此时，我或妻子就会立刻冲到孩子的卧室，尽量安抚他们。正因孩子们知道，我们深爱着他们，所以愿意向我们求助。
诗篇中有相当多篇幅记载作者向上帝哀痛呼求。以色列人向上帝陈述他们的哀伤，是基于他们与上帝的个人关系。以色列人被上帝称为祂的“长子”（出埃及记4章22节），因此呼求他们的父采取行动。如此真实的信心在诗篇25篇里表露无遗，诗人祈求上帝：“求祢转向我，怜恤我，……求祢救我脱离我的祸患”（16-17节）。当孩子们知道有人爱着他们，就会发出哭声。基督徒是上帝的儿女，我们理所当然能向祂呼求。上帝会垂听眷顾，因祂深爱着我们。
作者： 博约翰
你是否会很自然地向上帝倾诉心声？
为什么呢？今天，你如何向上帝述说心中的哀伤？
信实的天父上帝，非常感谢祢,总是垂听我的呼求并做出回应。