Chapter 14 of the Year of Tranquility
The sky is no longer the accumulation of ordinary clouds, and the clouds may be tired, no longer ever-changing, no longer gathering the astonishing gaze of the world. It dragged its veil into the depths of the sky, and the sun reflected its purple shadow.
Yun Ying fell asleep. Not to mention the blue sky, it still leaves a looming shadow. It should be that the cloud is tired, it ran and performed all night, and when the morning dawned, it finally felt the pull of sleepiness. Unintentionally the appearance of the flowers and the moon, the dancing of neon clothes, the grandeur of the unintentional, the small bridge and flowing water...... dragged the tired shadow and hid in the vast emptiness.
The sun and the moon run non-stop, tirelessly, like a never-ending life. The clouds are also changing rapidly, like the unpredictable sea. The clouds and the sea should be twin brothers and sisters between heaven and earth, and they can turn the world upside down and show their infinite posture in front of the world.
Man, carrying the shadow of the Creator, has a pair of astonished eyes that cannot see all things. The creator is in the east, and it seems that Pangu, who is supposed to be a sleeping eggshell, once he wakes up, the small space restricts his breathing. He slowly stood up and broke the eggshell. Finally, he could straighten his waist and breathe, and only when he opened his eyes could he see the clouds swirling in front of him and the sea boiling in front of his feet. Just as humans look at ants, ants work day by day until the end of their lives.
Ants are the epitome of human beings, and human beings are not as laboring as ants. The ant works all day long, does it observe the magnificence of the sky and the earth? Does it want to set foot in thousands of rivers and mountains in addition to being hungry like human beings? Unable to hike for life, thousands of mountains and rivers call in the heart.
God, the almighty god of the universe, has a deep understanding of the human psyche and spreads the sky with colorful clouds, so that human beings can look up and see everything in the world. It can also be said that the clouds are God's pictures. You see, the clouds in the south of the Yangtze River are light yarn, the mountains and deserts in the north of the country, and everything in the world is reflected in the sky. In the midst of human beings' rushing, after toil, looking up, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons, neon clothes and feathers dancing in the air, as if in the landscape.
In the southern city where Ya is located, there is a large hospital, which is full of patients, and people even have to open the back door to get a number, and there are many doctors who often come to listen to the teaching. Ya's mother, who knew a medical school teacher who also visited church regularly, once persuaded a young man with a disability in both legs to pay for a living, and helped him get a prosthetic leg.
All who come to listen to the religion are brothers and sisters, and they are all sons and daughters of God.
Once, Ya and her mother came to listen to the teaching, and saw a woman in the courtyard say to another woman who often came to church: "Since the child's father left, I really don't want to live anymore, I can't find the meaning of life......
The parishioner said to her, "If you come here often, your heart will be opened, and there are many people like you here, don't you think they are all living well now?" God will save you, and you have to have faith in God......"
If a person without faith has fallen on his or her spiritual pillar, his or her will will also fall. Life needs faith, and faith that can make people full of upward strength and good thoughts is credible and can be practiced.
Let good thoughts fill the heavens and the earth, let love sweep the corners of the world like a spring breeze, and let the tide of justice sweep away war, crime, and darkness......
When Ya and her mother came to church, they still went to the prayer room to pray. The prayer room is not large, against the wall is a whole crimson gold velvet curtain with a large bright red cross inlaid on it, rows of prayer stools for people to kneel and pray, and a donation box at the door of the prayer room.
There was already a man in his 20s kneeling in the prayer room praying, I saw him clasping his hands in front of his chest, Ya saw him praying and burst into tears, Ya heard him mutter, "Heavenly Father! My Almighty Father, save me......" Jaya only heard these words, and Jaya could not hear clearly what the man was saying next.
Mom went to the prayer bench in the first row to pray, she always liked to pray in the front row, and Ya liked to pray in the back rows.
The man's tearful appearance touched Ya's heart a lot, and when she closed her eyes and prayed, tears even flowed down her cheeks. She thanked Heavenly Father for His providence and thanked herself for how she could have allowed Heavenly Father to give her beloved Son to her, a human mother. What a privilege, what a blessing. She was originally pregnant with a daughter, but it was her Heavenly Father who took pity on her, couldn't bear her to endure the pain of childbirth repeatedly, and realized her dream of having a child, how could she not be grateful, how could she not be grateful to the Heavenly Father.
After praying, Ya and her mother put donations into the donation box and walked to the church opposite. The church was already filled with people with pious faces listening to the pastor explain the Bible.
In the church, Ya saw Aunt Feng, she was sitting in the front row of the church, and Ya and her mother were sitting in the back row of the church because they were late. Aunt Feng is a colleague of her father, of medium height, dark skin, her cheeks are often ruddy, her legs are a little rheumatized, and her walk is slightly staggering. Aunt Feng is also an unfortunate woman, she often suffered from her husband's domestic violence in her early years, and when her daughter was six years old, she resolutely divorced her husband and lived alone with her daughter.
Her salary is not high, so in order to earn more money, she buys a second-hand three-wheeled motorcycle and goes to pull people at night or on Sundays to earn some money. She has a decent business, and she can pull people almost every time she goes out. When she had free time, she went to church to listen to teachings and sing hymns. In this way, she supported her daughter's college and bought a house. My daughter graduated from college and was admitted to the civil service and found a very good son-in-law. When people said that she was blessed, she smiled and said, "This is all given by the Heavenly Father, and this is all taken care of by the Heavenly Father." She also often made donations to show her gratitude to her Heavenly Father. Someone introduced her to someone, but she refused, she said that she just had the Father in her heart, and the Father gave her everything. Aunt Feng is now a member of the choir, and now she seems to be retired, reading the Bible, studying the Bible and singing hymns every day, and living a full and peaceful life.
In reality, he saw many people who studied the Bible tirelessly, and they took the Bible books with them wherever they went, and those who had studied the Bible for a long time became wise. The Jewish nation is recognized by the world as a very intelligent nation, and 30% of the Nobel laureates are Jews, such as Marx, Einstein, and Freud, who are known as the three great men who influenced world history, and they are all Jews. By the time Jews reach the age of 13 and undergo the rite of passage, they are already able to memorize the most basic learnings. The Jewish morning prayer book is about 150 pages long, and it must be recited every morning, and everyone can recite it. The Jews began to memorize the Bible from the age of one and a half, and the Jews required five-year-olds to memorize the Torah in its entirety, which is a thick text. Memorizing the Bible began at an early age and developed their intellect. The Jews believed that a saint was a person who could be considerate of others and give for others, which required continuous learning.
There is a long history of knowledge about the Bible.
The Bible is inspired by God and is the canon of Judaism and Christianity.
The scriptures of Christianity, including the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament, the Bible of Judaism, was inherited from Judaism. The number and order of the books vary slightly from one denomination to another. The New Testament is a classic of Christianity, consisting of 27 books, including the "Gospels" that record the life, words and deeds of Jesus.
The Bible is a masterpiece of historiography and is the primary basis for examining the history of the Hebrew people, ancient Judaism, and the development of early Christianity.
The Bible is a masterpiece of world literature, selling about 30 million copies a year. Today, more than a billion people use the Bible as a treasure trove of spiritual life and a source of revelation from the Lord. The Bible is a deep, ancient record that has been conceived over many years of reflection on religious life. It is the religious experiences and experiences of prophets, poets, sages, apostles, national heroes, etc., who were with the Lord. After they have gone through the great journey of life, some of them have written down the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy experiences of their lives, as well as their profound observations of life, which have become the main bones of the Bible today.
The Bible is a book about life, and it is also a book that points to the word of life, and the characters in it are only God, man, life, heaven and earth. So it's not a science book, it's not a history book, it's not a persuasion book, it's not any book that we can classify with other books. The Bible is full of ideals and down-to-earth. It is transcendent, but also implemented. Although it is centered on Shinto, it is meant to promote the spirit of humanity; It has many accounts of the afterlife, but it is meant to teach people how to live in this life. Its wisdom is like the sound of the wind in the woods and the sound of heaven in the wilderness. The simple people hear its call, and the people who love life feel its suction.
This book is about life, death, and the changes that occur during the lifetime of a person, and the different fates after death. It has witnessed the rise and fall of a nation many times, and has also sung praises for some successful lives and lamented some failed lives. Everything in it seems to vaguely tell us that countries and nations have opportunities to rise and fall, and human beings and lives also have "variables" of life and death. This is what the Lord laid down at the time of creation, and it is what we are accustomed to call the "objective law."
Bible: Holy Scriptures in English originally means "holy writings." Bible was originally the Greek word for Book, but with the addition of the definite article, it became The Bible, meaning "the book." In church tradition, the Bible doesn't have to have a name (just as we don't have to call our father's name) because the Bible is "the book," the "book of the book," the book of life, the most important and precious book. The Chinese "classic" refers to the "great scripture of the world", which is the fundamental road of being a person or "standing up for the world", and is a model that life should follow.
Old and New Testament: The Bible is divided into two parts, the first part is called the Old Testament, and the second part is called the New Testament. Testament refers to the covenant or contract between man and God. The Old Testament paves the way for the New Testament.
Old Testament: The Old Testament originally referred to the covenant between God and the nation of Israel on Mount Sinai. This book in the Old Testament is about the events of Jesus before he was born.
New Testament: It is an eternal covenant that Jesus Christ made for all mankind by His blood and death, called the New Testament. The New Testament is a record of the events of Jesus after his birth.
Gospel: The four books in the New Testament about the life of Jesus Christ are called "gospels," and the gospel is "good news" because the birth of Jesus Christ brought the "good news" of salvation to mankind.
The Bible is not a single book, it includes 46 books of the Old Testament and 27 books of the New Testament, for a total of 73 books; It took 1500 years to complete, with countless authors and more than 40 writers. (For for a long time the Bible was "passed down orally" before it was written; So there are more "authors" than "scribes")
Types of Bible Literature: The Bible is not a history book, nor is it a science book, it is the "Bible." We cannot look at the Bible through unbiblical eyes. The literary genres of the Bible books include biographies, histories, laws, liturgies, poems, dramas, fables, and myths. For God revealed to him the mysteries of life through different literary forms, and to convey His plans and messages to people. The truth of the Bible can only be understood if one earnestly seeks it in the light of the Lord.