March 9

【作者】Eileen Caddy 【翻譯】熊倩涵 【編輯】顏士寶

As you learn to give to others in service, it opens your heart and keeps it open. The more you give freely and joyously, the more love pours forth from you and the more love you draw to you. The more love you give, the more you will receive. It is the law. Never be discouraged if love is not returned to you immediately. Simply know that sooner or later it will be, and so keep the love flowing because love never takes “no” for an answer. Love is never defeated. Love is not like a snail; it never withdraws when it is rebuffed or rejected. It turns the other cheek and goes on and on loving. Can you do it? You cannot do it on your own strength, but with Me you can do anything. Seek My help at all times and I will never fail you. You will find you can love and love and go on loving without any difficulty.

　　在我學習在服務中給予他人的時候，這使我的心敞開，並讓它保持敞開。我越是愉悅與自由地去給予，就有越多的愛從我這裡流出，也有越多的愛被我所吸引過來。我給出的愛越多，我得到的愛就越多。這就是法則。

　　不要因為愛沒有馬上回報給我，就感到氣餒。僅僅只是知道它遲早會的就好，並因此保持愛的流動，因為愛從不會接受「不」作為一個答案。愛是永不會被擊敗的。愛不是像蝸牛一樣；它絕不會在遇到阻礙和拒絕時，就縮回去。它轉過另一邊臉頰，然後繼續去愛。

　　我做得到嗎？我無法通過自己的力量做到，但當與上天同在，我可以做到任何事。在所有時候都尋求上天的幫助，上天不會讓我失望。我會發現我能夠去愛，不斷地繼續去愛，沒有任何困難。

【注釋】

　　「轉過另一邊臉頰」是指，聖經中：「如果有人在你臉頰上給了你一巴掌，那麼轉過去把另一邊臉頰也讓給他打。如果有人奪走了你的外套，那麼不要抓住你的襯衣不放，也交給他們。」 這段話在電影《甘地傳》與《在加油站遇見蘇格拉底》都有很好的詮釋。