找誰(shuí)依靠 36：一頓特殊的午餐(上)

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一頓特殊的午餐

Once there was a very poor and devoted woman who always prayed to the Glory of God, asking very little, if anything for herself.

從前有一個(gè)很貧窮，很虔誠(chéng)的婦人，她常常向圣明的上帝禱告，但卻基本上不為自己祈禱什么—即使偶爾有一次，也索取很少。

But one thought, one desire continued to recur and finally she asked, petitioning the Lord,that if it were possible she would love to prepare a special meal and have God share at her table.

然而，總有一個(gè)念頭，一種愿望不斷地出現(xiàn)，于是她向上帝禱告:如果可以，她愿意特別準(zhǔn)備一頓午餐，邀上帝與自己共享。

And God, in His Love for this goodly woman, said He would indeed come the next day and share a meal.

上帝深愛(ài)著這個(gè)善良的子民，于是他接受了她的邀請(qǐng)，承諾第二天定會(huì)與她共進(jìn)午餐。

Filled with ecstasy, the woman went out the following morning with her meager purse and purchased such delicacies that she felt would please the Lord.

婦人欣喜若狂，盡管沒(méi)什么錢，但她還是一早出門，買了許多美食，她認(rèn)為上帝會(huì)喜歡。

Returning home, she prepared a banquet and waited patiently for her most honored guest.

一回到家，婦人便準(zhǔn)備了一桌假藥，耐心地等待著最尊貴的客人光臨。

Soon there was a knock on the door, and when she opened it, there stood an old beggar asking for something to eat.

不一會(huì)兒，門外響起了敲門聲。婦人忙去開(kāi)門，站在門外的是一個(gè)要飯的老乞丐。

Being a woman of God, she could not turn the beggar away, so she invited him in to partake of her table.

作為上帝的子民，婦人不能讓自己趕走老乞丐，于是便邀請(qǐng)他進(jìn)屋共進(jìn)午餐。

The beggar felt as if he was in a dream—such a feast set before him.He finished all the food, thanked his hostess and left.

老乞丐做夢(mèng)也沒(méi)想到會(huì)有人如此款待自己。他一口氣吃光了所有的美食，向婦人道過(guò)謝，便離開(kāi)了。

The woman was only slightly disheartened, and then she gathered up her purse, her coat,and hurried back to town to get more food for her special guest.

婦人有一點(diǎn)失望，但僅僅是一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。很快她就拿上錢包，穿上外套，匆匆忙忙回到鎮(zhèn)上，她要去給她的貴客再買些吃的。

Her funds were less now and so the food was not quite so elaborate.

這次，婦人的錢所剩無(wú)幾，買的食物也沒(méi)有上次的那么美味了，

Nonetheless, she lovingly prepared another meal and sat to await the arrival of theAlmighty.

但她還是精心地準(zhǔn)備了另一桌飯菜，期待著上帝的大駕光臨。