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禱告系列(七) 抱 怨 --  戴元涔牧師

5/24/2020

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​  這是禱告系列的第七篇,內容出自於著名神學家巴刻(J. I. Packer)所寫的書Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight(中譯本《點燃禱告之火》,校園出版)。前六篇談『我們所求告的神』,『什麼是正確的禱告』,『默想』,『讚美』,『自我查驗』,以及『祈求』。希望藉著禱告系列的文章,幫助我們認識神對禱告的心意,也操練合乎聖經教導的禱告。

  大家可能大吃一驚『抱怨』被列在禱告的操練中,因為『抱怨』通常不是我們所欣賞的行為表現。但是在聖經中我們卻常見到,當屬神的人遭遇不幸,感到力不能勝時,他們向神發出許多的抱怨;而聖經似乎完全沒有輕視這些抱怨式的禱告,反而視之為智慧!尤其在詩篇中,我們見到詩人說:我在急難之中、我孤獨困苦、我無人幫助、我愁苦絕望、求祢速速搭救我!『要到幾時呢』更是反覆出現:『耶和華阿,祢忘記我要到幾時呢?要到永遠麼?你掩面不顧我要到幾時呢?我心裡籌算,終日愁苦,要到幾時呢?我的仇敵升高壓制我,要到幾時呢?』(詩13:1-2)不僅是詩篇,約伯記、耶利米書都充滿對神的抱怨。

這些因為逼迫、被剝奪、孤單,和沮喪所發出的抱怨,道出了禱告者真實的情況。神希望我們向祂傾心吐意,祂不怕我們向祂抱怨;就如詩篇13篇的作者在抱怨之後,神引導他看見自己的問題,並且依靠神的大能:『耶和華我的神阿,求祢看顧我、應允我,使我眼目光明,免得我沉睡至死;免得我的仇敵說,我勝了他,免得我的敵人在我搖動的時候喜樂。但我倚靠祢的慈愛,我的心因祢的救恩快樂。』(詩13:3-5)

我們要知道,所有發生在我們身上的事情是神特別安排,為要使我們得益處。苦難常是神用來塑造和管教我們的方式。一般而言,神對於抱怨式的禱告的回應是:不挪去苦難,但教導我們如何處理。所以,我們首先要留心神如何在軟弱中支持我們,使我們即使在痛苦中,仍有力量走下去。就像神對保羅所說的:『我的恩典夠你用的,因為我的能力是在人的軟弱上顯得完全。』這使得保羅『甚麼時候軟弱,甚麼時候就剛強了。』(林後12:9-10)其次,我們要留心神在智慧中向我們彰顯什麽,使我們即使遭遇惡劣環境,仍能信靠不疑。在約伯記的最後,神向受苦中的約伯啟示祂自己,祂以智慧來創造世界,祂在一切事上掌權,並且神要約伯信靠祂的智慧。

巴刻引用魯益師(CS Lewis)的小說《猓顏》(Till We Have Faces)作為結尾,這本書闡述了一個重要的觀念:神極少向我們解說祂自己,而是致力於讓祂的兒女成為更真實的人。看清自己的真面目,真實地自我認識,是與神建立真正親密關係的要素,而在多數的情況下,唯有透過痛苦、失喪、哀慟和受傷的經驗,促使我們開始抱怨時,才使我們認清自我。
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