神學倫理拾穗塗鴉

Theological-Ethical Gleaning & Scribbling


主啊,現在是夜晚/Lord, it is night.

一整天一整週下來
甚至可預見的將來
忙碌紛擾不安爭戰
不論內在或是外在
不論身邊還是遠方
留心在每一個夜晚
一天行將結束之時
就讓我們來到主前
好讓過去留在過去
充滿盼望迎接未來

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【晚禱辭】
(中譯)

主啊,現在是夜晚

夜晚是為了平靜

 讓我們在上帝面前安靜下來

漫長的一天過去了,現在是夜晚

 已畢之事已然完成

 未竟之事依然未竟

 就讓它如此吧

夜晚是黑暗的

 讓我們對這世界和自己生活之黑暗的恐懼

 在祢裡面得到安息

夜晚是安靜的

 讓你的寧靜包圍我們

 包圍我們所親愛的人

 和一切沒有平安的人

夜晚預示黎明將至

 讓我們期待著新的一天

 新的喜悅

 新的可能

奉你的名,我們祈禱

阿門

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Compline prayer


Lord, it is night.

The night is for stillness.

 Let us be still in the presence of God.

It is night after a long day.

 What has been done has been done;

 what has not been done has not been done;

 let it be.

The night is dark.

 Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives rest in you.

The night is quiet.

 Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,

 all dear to us,

 and all who have no peace.

The night heralds the dawn.

 Let us look expectantly to a new day,

 new joys,

 new possibilities.

In your name we pray.

Amen.

(Rev. John Williamson, 1987 | New Zealand Prayer Book | He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa.)



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