Самый богатый в Царстве Божьем

 Russian : Samyy bogatyy v Tsarstve Bozh'yem 

¹ Сегодня мне всё равно, что принесёт завтра,

Тень, солнце или дождь,

Господь, я знаю, правит всем,

И все мои тревоги тщетны.

(Припев):

Живя верой в Иисуса,

Доверяя, уповая на Его великую любовь;

От всех бед в безопасности в Его защищающей руке,

я живу верой и не чувствую тревоги.

² Хотя бури могут дуть, и тучи нависать,

Затмевая свет жизни,

Я никогда не тревожусь перед пасмурным небом —

Учитель смотрит на борьбу.

(Припев)

³ Я знаю, что Он безопасно проведёт меня,

Неважно, какое зло постигнет меня;

Зачем мне тогда беспокоиться, даже если буря разразится,

Если Иисус идёт рядом со мной.

 (Рефрен)

⁴ Наш Господь однажды вернётся за Своими любимыми,

Тогда все наши беды закончатся;

Господин так нежно уведёт нас,

К благословенному небесному берегу.

(Рефрен)

(Рефрен)

Samyy bogatyy v Tsarstve Bozh'yem

¹ Segodnya mne vso ravno, chto prinesot zavtra,

Ten', solntse ili dozhd',

Gospod', ya znayu, pravit vsem,

I vse moi trevogi tshchetny.

(Pripev):

Zhivya veroy v Iisusa,

Doveryaya, upovaya na Yego velikuyu lyubov';

Ot vsekh bed v bezopasnosti v Yego zashchishchayushchey ruke,

ya zhivu veroy i ne chuvstvuyu trevogi.

² Khotya buri mogut dut', i tuchi navisat',

Zatmevaya svet zhizni,

YA nikogda ne trevozhus' pered pasmurnym nebom —

Uchitel' smotrit na bor'bu.

(Pripev)

³ YA znayu, chto On bezopasno provedot menya,

Nevazhno, kakoye zlo postignet menya;

Zachem mne togda bespokoit'sya, dazhe yesli burya razrazitsya,

Yesli Iisus idot ryadom so mnoy.

(Refren)

⁴ Nash Gospod' odnazhdy vernotsya za Svoimi lyubimymi,

Togda vse nashi bedy zakonchatsya;

Gospodin tak nezhno uvedot nas,

K blagoslovennomu nebesnomu beregu.

(Refren)

(Refren)

Richest in the kingdom of God 在神的国度里最富有

¹ I care not today what the morrow may bring,

If shadow or sunshine or rain,

The Lord I know ruleth o’er everything,

And all of my worries are vain.

(Refrain):

Living by faith in Jesus above,

Trusting, confiding in His great love;

From all harm safe in His sheltering arm,

I’m living by faith and feel no alarm.

² Though tempests may blow and the storm clouds arise,

Obscuring the brightness of life,

I’m never alarmed at the overcast skies—

The Master looks on at the strife.

(Refrain)

³ I know that He safely will carry me through,

No matter what evils betide;

Why should I then care though the tempest may blow,

If Jesus walks close to my side.

(Refrain) 

⁴ Our Lord will return for His loved ones someday,

Our troubles will then all be o’er;

The Master so gently will lead us away,

Beyond that blest heavenly shore.

(Refrain)

(Refrain)

¹ 我今日不在乎明日将至，

无论阴晴雨晴，

我知道主掌管万物，

我的一切忧虑都是徒然的。

（副歌）：

因信靠天上的耶稣而活，

信赖祂的大爱；

在祂的臂膀庇护下，免受一切伤害，

我凭着信心而活，毫无惧怕。

² 纵然风暴肆虐，乌云密布，

遮蔽了生命的光明，

我从不因阴霾的天空而惊慌——

主垂顾一切苦难。

（副歌）

³ 我知道祂必保守我平安度过，

无论遭遇何种灾祸；

既然耶稣与我同在，我又何须在意风暴的肆虐呢？

 （副歌）

⁴ 主终有一天会回来接祂的亲人，

那时，我们的苦难都将结束；

主会温柔地引领我们，

前往那蒙福的天堂彼岸。

（副歌）

（副歌）

Le plus riche dans le royaume de Dieu

¹ Je ne me soucie pas aujourd'hui de ce que demain me réserve,

Qu'il fasse ombre, soleil ou pluie,

Je sais que le Seigneur règne sur toute chose,

Et tous mes soucis sont vains.

(Refrain) :

Vivant par la foi en Jésus,

Ayant confiance en son grand amour ;

À l'abri de tout mal, protégé par son bras protecteur,

Je vis par la foi et ne ressens aucune crainte.

² Même si les tempêtes soufflent et que les nuages s'amoncellent,

Obstruant la lumière de la vie,

Je ne m'alarme jamais du ciel couvert —

Le Maître observe les épreuves.

(Refrain)

³ Je sais qu'il me protégera,

Quels que soient les maux qui m'assaillent ;

Pourquoi m'inquiéter alors que la tempête se lève,

Si Jésus marche près de moi.

 (Refrain)

⁴ Un jour, notre Seigneur reviendra chercher ceux qu’il aime,

Alors tous nos soucis seront terminés ;

Le Maître nous conduira avec douceur,

Au-delà de ce rivage céleste béni.

(Refrain)

(Refrain)

the strangest prayer requests

When you look closely at the Bible, you will discover some of the strangest prayer requests ever recorded. 

They are strange not because God could not answer, but because they reveal the raw honesty, desperation, and even the mistakes of people just like us. 

Today, I want to look at four of the strangest prayer requests in the Bible and what they teach us about how we should pray. 

Strange prayer number one. 

Moses asking God to take his life. In Numbers 11, Moses, the great leader of Israel, had seen the power of God. He watched the Red Sea part. He saw manna fall from heaven. He saw the burning bush. He spoke with God face to face. And yet, in Numbers 11, Moses reaches his breaking point. Overwhelmed by the complaints of the people, crushed under the weight of leadership. 

Here is what the Bible says. Numbers 11:14-15, "I cannot carry all these people by myself. The burden is too heavy for me. If this is how you (God) are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me. If I have found favor in your eyes — and do not let me face my own ruin. "

What a shocking prayer. God's chosen leader asking for God to take his life. 

But here's the truth. Sometimes even the strongest leaders feel weak. Sometimes even the most faithful saints feel overwhelmed. 

Moses teaches us this. God can handle our honesty. God did not strike Moses down for speaking too boldly. God didn't scold him for daring to ask such a thing. 

Instead, God responded by appointing seventy elders to share the burden. Strange as it sounds, Moses's prayer reminds us that prayer is not for perfect words. Prayer is for honest hearts. 

You do not have to hide your frustration. You do not have to dress up your weakness. You can come to God as you are. 

Strange prayer number two , Elijah also asking to die. 

Now let's look at Elijah in First Kings chapter 18. Elijah stood on Mount Carmel calling down fire from heaven. He proved before the whole nation that the Lord is God. It was one of the greatest victories in the Old Testament. 

And yet one chapter later, Elijah is running for his life. Alone, exhausted, and afraid, he collapses under a broom tree and prays, "It is enough now, oh Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my father's." 

How could this be? How can a prophet who just saw God's fire fall from heaven want to die the very next day?  

The answer is simple. Even spiritual victories don't shield us from our own human weakness. You can be on the mountaintop one moment and in the valley the next moment. Victory does not make you immune to   discouragement. 

But notice how God responds. He doesn't grant Elijah's request to die. Instead, God sends an angel with food. God allows Elijah to rest. Later, God meets him with a gentle whisper. 

The lesson. God doesn't always answer the prayer you pray. He answers the need beneath the prayer. Elijah thought he needed death. What he really needed was rest, renewal, and reassurance of God's presence. And that's what God gave him. 

Strange prayer number three, Jonah praying in anger. 

Now, as we turn to the story of Jonah, after running from God, after being swallowed by a great fish, Jonah finally obeys and preaches in Nineve.

 (Nineveh was an ancient Near Eastern city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.) 

To his surprise, the people repent and God shows mercy. But instead of rejoicing, Jonah becomes furious. 

And in Jonah 4:3, he prays. "Now, oh Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live. "

This verse highlights Jonah's anger and disappointment over God's mercy towards the people of Nineveh, which he did not want to see extended to them.

耶和华神是阿拉法，是俄梅戛；是开始，是结束。

 在每一次试炼中，记住神的本性至关重要，因为神的本性揭示了他对我们的旨意。

圣经称他为避难所、拯救者和患难中随时的帮助。

诗篇46篇1节宣告：“神是我们的避难所，是我们的力量，是我们在患难中随时的帮助。”

这意味着他与你同在。他是阿拉法，他是俄梅戛，他是开始，他是结束。他耐心、关怀、慈爱，并且完全掌管一切。

耶稣给了我们清晰的指引，告诉我们如何忍受人生的风暴。

 马太福音7章24-27节说：

“凡听见我这些话又遵行的，好比一个聪明人，把房子盖在磐石上。雨淋，水冲，风吹，撞着那房子，房子总不倒塌，因为根基立在磐石上。凡听见我这些话却不遵行的，好比一个愚昧人，把房子盖在沙土上。雨淋，水冲，风吹，撞着那房子，房子就倒塌了，而且倒塌得很大。”

这段经文意义深远，因为它提醒我们，每个人都会经历风暴。

区别不在于风暴本身，而在于根基。

以基督——这坚固的磐石——为根基的人，在人生的动荡中屹立不倒。

以其他任何事物为根基的人， 崩塌。

所以，如果你的根基是主耶稣基督，你就能坦然面对风雨，因为你知道你在祂里面是稳固的。

箴言18:10说：“耶和华的名是坚固台。” 义人奔向它，便得安稳。

这就是将生命建立在磐石上的意义所在。在任何境况下，都以神为避难所。

当你的信仰建立在他的真理之上，生活的重压便无法摧毁你。你心中的城墙坚固无比，因为主亲自是你的保护者。

我们需要每日寻求神。他的恩典使我们刚强，他的怜悯扶持我们，他的保护环绕我们。

正如耶利米哀歌3:22-23所提醒我们的，耶和华的慈爱永不停止，他的怜悯永不止息。每早晨都是新的。你的信实何等伟大！

每天醒来，都是一次行走在他恩典中的机会，提醒自己他的爱永不止息。

我们最需要的，莫过于他的同在。

神的同在是不断变化的。 它包罗万象。它带来平安，驱散恐惧；带来清晰，消除迷茫；带来力量，抚慰软弱。

诗篇 16:1 说：“在你面前有满足的喜乐。” 在你右手中有永远的福乐。

当祂的同在充满你的心时，黑暗便无处遁形。

当你与祂亲近时，你会找到这世界无法给予的平安。

神的同在就是力量。

这力量使你跌倒后能重新站起，失望后能再次相信，即使前路迷茫也能勇往直前。

腓立比书 4:13 提醒我们：“我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做。”

这力量并非来自你自身的意志力，而是来自神。

这力量支撑你度过那些本应击垮你的时刻。这力量帮助你在别人早已放弃时仍能保持信心。这力量将你的痛苦转化为目标，将你的恐惧转化为信心。

所以，无论你今天面临什么，都要记住神是谁。祂不仅是你的创造者，也是你的依靠。

祂 祂不仅是患难中的帮助者，更是你战场上的堡垒。以赛亚书26章3节宣告：“坚心倚赖你的，你必保守他十分平安，因为他信靠你。”

要将你的心思专注于神，即使世界动荡不安，祂的平安也会保守你。

当祂的同在充满你的生命，你就能面对一切。

当祂的话语住在你心里，你就能找到方向。

当祂的灵加添你的力量，你就能挺过每一次试炼。

所以，要继续在基督的根基上建造你的生命。要信靠祂的应许。

无论何时何地都要寻求祂，并安息在祂永不离弃你的应许中。

现在，让我们一起祷告。

亲爱的主耶稣，你是我生命的基石。

 你是我所倚靠的坚固根基。

我的心完全信靠你，我选择不倚靠自己的聪明，乃倚靠你永恒的智慧。

主啊，我今日降服于你。

我将我的计划、我的渴望和我的忧虑都交托给你，因为你大有能力，在你一切所行的路上都伟大无比。

天是你的宝座，地是你的脚凳。

你超越一切受造之物。

你以威严和荣耀掌权。

然而，你仍然以慈爱和怜悯眷顾我。

我满怀信心地宣告诗篇18篇2节：

耶和华是我的磐石，我的山寨，我的救主，我的神，我的磐石，我所投靠的，我的盾牌，我救恩的角，我的高台。

主耶稣，你是我的避难所，我的安全港湾。

当人生的风暴环绕我时，你是磐石，使我不致跌倒。

当恐惧试图吞噬我时，你成为我坚固的堡垒。当我的力量耗尽时，你成为支撑我前行的力量。

圣灵，求你赐予我力量，使我坚定不移地与你同行。

求你帮助我忠实地研读你的话语，并持之以恒地祷告。

求你教导我将生命建立在你真理的坚实根基上。

愿我的信心在试炼中不摇动，反而在考验的烈火中更加坚固。

主啊，求你使我成为一个恒切祷告的信徒。

求你帮助我即使在心软的时候也能与你保持交通。

愿我成为像耶稣在路加福音18章1节所说的那样，常常祷告，永不放弃的人。

 请帮助我寻求您的同在，不仅在需要的时候，更在爱、感恩和虔诚中。

 你的话语提醒我《历代志下》7:14：

“这称为我名下的子民，若是谦卑自己，祷告，寻求我的面，转离他们的恶行，我必从天上垂听，赦免他们的罪，医治他们的地。”

主啊，求你帮助我谦卑自己，来到你面前。

愿骄傲永不在我心中扎根。

主啊，求你教导我切切地寻求你的面，远离一切使我与你的旨意隔绝的事物。

求你医治我生命中的破碎之处，使我的心恢复纯洁。

圣灵啊，求你帮助我深深地信靠你。

求你教导我顺服你的旨意，好让神完美的旨意成就在我身上。

你是陶匠，我是泥土。

求你按你的旨意塑造我。我的盼望在你，主耶稣，因为你永不使我失望。

正如《罗马书》所记。 5:5，“盼望不至于羞耻，因为圣灵已将神的爱浇灌在我们心里。”

天父，我赞美你，因为唯有你配得一切赞美。

你是圣洁的、公义的、满有怜悯的。

你的话语在以赛亚书40:29说：“疲乏的，他赐能力；软弱的，他加力量。”

所以，父啊，今天我祈求你加增我的力量。

当我感到疲倦或重担时，求你用你的灵扶持我。

求你赐给我忍耐力，使我能以信心和勇气面对每一天。让我充满信心地前行。

正如腓立比书4:13所记：“我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做。”

求你帮助我每日活出这真理。

父啊，当我感到…… 缺少什么？请提醒我诗篇34:10：“狮子还缺食饥饿，但寻求耶和华的，什么好处都不缺。”

耶和华啊，你是我的牧者，我必不至缺乏，因为你必赐给我一切所需用的。

你的杖，你的竿，都安慰我。

你领我到可安歇的水边，使我的灵魂苏醒。

民数记23:19说：“神非人，必不致说谎；非人子，必不致后悔。

他岂会说话而不行动呢？

他岂会应许而不成就呢？

我知道你所说的每一个应许都必成就。

你的话永远长存。

主耶稣，我虽然行过死荫的幽谷，也不怕遭害。

你必在我前面行，助我战胜一切困难。

 你伴我左右，在我悲伤的每一刻。

你站在我身后，如同我的守护者。

你比兄弟更亲近，永不离弃我。

主啊，感谢你赐予我平安，在人生迷茫之时。

感谢你照亮我的道路，在黑暗试图吞噬我时。

感谢你让我确信，无论我走到哪里，你的同在都与我同在。

主耶稣，求你今日保护我。

求你守护我的心、我的意念和我的道路。

求你用你的天使环绕我，正如诗篇91篇11节所记：

因他必为你的缘故吩咐他的使者，在你行的一切道路上保护你。

愿一切邪恶都不临近我，愿一切灾祸都不临到我的帐篷。

我称颂你的圣名。你恩待我，即使我不配得。 当我跌倒时，你向我施以怜悯。

你的恩典引领我走过每一次试炼。

你是我的避难所，我的安慰者，我永恒的力量。

主啊，感谢你是一位慈爱的天父，从不忽视你儿女的呼求。

我赞美你的名，因为你是一位以恩慈和怜悯眷顾我的神。

愿你的名在我生命中得荣耀，愿我所做的一切都荣耀你。奉主耶稣基督大能宝贵的名祷告。阿们。

如果这篇祷告触动了你的心，请以“阿们”作为信心的记号。我祈求这篇祷告中的所有祝福都临到你，奉主耶稣基督的名。如果你需要特别的祷告，请在评论区留言。我们很荣幸为你祷告。愿我们主耶稣基督的恩典与平安与你同在。

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Often the patient succumbs to pneumonia......or the strain on the heart causes cardiac arrest.

There's really nothing to do but wait.

I'm sorry.

Harvard! Dinner's served!

Get it down here, boy!

I can't believe it.

What? It's a miracle I can cook. It's easy.

All you gotta do is talk a little Frenchy while you do it.

I could use a good meal before I get back to work.

Back to work. It's New Year's Eve.

Who do you think you are, Dick Clark?

Besides, didn't I give you back your thesis?

You should be finished by now.

I'm starting over.

- You tossed it?

- Yeah, I threw it out.

The whole thing?

Yeah, gone.

Boy, oh, boy. Eat up.

- Want to hear what the new one's on.

- Nope.

''Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity.

''When I give, I give myself.''

This is great!

You must be feeling better.

You went out and shopped.

I didn't go out.

I eat what's handy. It wasn't hard.

Except for the plucking.

Plucking?

Gorky.

Happy New Year, Harvard.

You think so? Looks like the regular garden variety to me.

Where are you going? Shut the door!

Big baby? Now he'll probably tell everybody.

- He's in the bathroom.

- Hi! When did you get back?

- What the hell is he doing in there?

- Taking a dump.

Bingo. That boy didn't go to Harvard for nothing.

Honey, I'm home!

He goes right now!

Peace, children. 

Mr. Wilder, how nice to see you.

I'm sorry, Jeff, but.....he's our new Boz.

That's me, Boz.

I just flew in from Bali.

Boz, my long-lost brother!

Where's your tan, man?

We've been through this.

He gets money from Social Security.

He can pay for rent and food.

That's right.

I have the full backing and faith of the United States government.

''God loves Americans''

You're telling me you want to live with this guy? This guy's a psychotic.

Will you stop singing?

Sing a song every day, keep your voices high and gay.

If everybody sings a song, never will the world go wrong.

All right, so you can't carry a tune, but can you cook?

Can I cook?

Does Madonna take her clothes off?

Do Hussein and Ghadaffi pull each other's taffy?

Yes! But I don't do windows.

- You got Fridays.

- I'm in.

- I will not put up with this!

- Then don't.

Mr. Wilder will cover your rent.

Get out of my way, Jeff.

She's right, you big baby.

I have a complaint.

Boy, oh, boy. Let me help you with this.

My van still isn't fixed!

That's because I ran out of wine.

Oh, my God, he didn't even flush!

It's the Ides of March.

And to celebrate, we have a guest.

Is it Whitman's ghost.

Is it the slayer of Dragon Pitkannan?

No, it's...

The bum of the month!

You're a widely traveled man, an expert on how to live comfortably away from home.

Would you say Harvard is your favorite spot?l

No way Jos!

No.

What's your favorite spot?

My favorite place......is a leper colony in Molokai.

- A leper colony?

- In Molokai.

Why?

Because I was the most handsome guy there.

Jeff, maybe Molokas where you should go.

Is that French toast?

I love French toast.

Even if it's made by my hands?

Still interested.

Done just right!

You put your socks in the oven?

Sure. Two hundred and fifty degrees for five minutes.

I like my toes toasty warm.

You sure you don't want some?

Not now.

Little squeamish for somebody who's going to become a doctor.

I'm not squeamish.

What kind of doctor are you going to be?

- Gynecologist.

- That's good.

Only way you'll ever get a young, sweet thing to drop her drawers for you.

What are you, the Casanova of Skid Row?

You know why you hate me so much.

Cause I look the way you feel.

Why do you think the kids tease you all the time?

They're jealous that I'm so handsome.

Well?

Pitkannan's going to implode.

Why?

You're attacking his whole belief system.

This has none of his pessimism!

''Advances in communication and technology will eventually allow...

''...the United States to accomplish its dream of pure democracy.''

That's right. Interactive cable's going to save the world.

All I have to do is prove it.

It's crazy. It's great, I love it.

The only problem is I don't know how I'll finish it in four weeks!

Maybe he'll give you an extension.

Department policy. If I don't have it in on time, I don't graduate with honors.

You can do it.

You have confidence in me?

Yes.

No criticism?

Well, maybe one.

You're perfect.

Well, I'd better let you get back to work.

We don't want you graduating without honors.

Goodbye, Gorky.

Hello, Bessie!

This is Everett Calloway, waking you up on a beautiful Sunday.

New pajamas?

You look great!

A regular fashion plate.

Obituaries?

Studying up to write mine!

I'm copying you, Harvard.

Study first and then write.

Some of these things are really depressing.

Look at this guy, Barney Milstein.

The one with the three tacks.

''Barney Milstein...

''...age 79. Died Saturday.

''No survivors. No services.''

How could he die?

He didn't live!

I want you to read mine.

Just what I got so far, anyway.

Later.

I ain't feeling too good, Harvard.

I need your opinion now.

''Simon Wilder!

Born! Portland, Maine, 1942.

''Son of Hank and Anna.

''Married, 1962 to Lisa Thworston.

''Fathered one son in 1963.

''Left wife and son in 1963 to join the Merchant Marine.''

That's as far as I got.

What do you think?

I think that you should put things in your obituary that you're proud of.

I thought it was supposed to be facts.

You had a wife and a son, and you left them?

And you never came back?

It's not something I'm proud of, Harvard.

That's comforting.

I mean...don't you want to see him?

Do you think he'd forgive me?

Eat your breakfast.

What'd your father do to you that was so bad?

What did he do?

He abandoned my mother.

I've got news for you.

When it comes to relationships, everybody's a used-car salesman.

Is that your philosophy?

Don't trust anyone.

No, you've got to trust people.

But you can't believe in the warranty.

That's cute, Simon.

Really cute bullshit.

Harvard.

You'd be surprised......how different the view is on the way out than on the way in.

Can I shut this off?

I have two invites to the Lynx.

This card will admit you and a guest to the greatest bash of the year.

For you and The Face, I presume.

That means I'll have to make up with him again.

Is he upstairs?

Do you have the Lynx? Great!

I'm sorry, I just couldn't worm another one out of them.

For you, Lord Montague.

That's okay, Monty's a monk.

He'll take me as his date.

Sorry, Jeff. I've already got a date.

You do?

I'm taking Simon!

So, I guess I'll take you.

Great!

What about The Face?

He can fend for himself.

What are you gonna wear on your date?

I don't know because my evening gown hasn't come back from the cleaners yet.

Honey, hasn't anyone told you?

Lynx is a pajama party!

Boy, oh, boy!

Did anybody ever tell you, you look just like Marilyn?

- Monroe?

- No. Schwartz.

Her father owns a deli where we get this knockwurst that's the best.

- That's a boy who knows how to wear silk.

- He's covering a tragic birthmark.

Are you Whitman's ghost?

''You'll hardly know who I am or what I mean.''

Listen, you shouldn't be with me.

Why? Am I cramping your style?

Look at her, she's beautiful.

You have good taste.

Yeah, you're in love with her.

So what?

''So what? ''

- So what?

- ''So what? ''

It's everything.

Not to her, it isn't!

So prove her wrong.

In four years I haven't been able to get her to admit she's wrong about anything.

That proves she loves you.

What are you waiting for?

''To drive free, to love free!

''To court destruction with taunts.

''To feed the remainder of life

with one hour...

''...of fullness and freedom.

''One brief hour...

''...of madness and joy.''

Would you like to dance?

Maybe you shouldn't.

Let's not go overboard with this staying alive junk.

Yes, I would. Just a minute!

Don't let her be a regret.

It's worse than being a loser.

- What's your name?

- Marty.

- What's your major, Marty?

- French.

Leave me alone!

Forget it!

No, I won't forget it. What do you mean?

Let go of me!

Jerk!

- What are you doing?

- I'm ending our friendship.

Wake up!

Where're you going?

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

Do you think there's a hell?

We've got to get him to the hospital.

No.

I promised him!

I didn't want to be alone.

I'll go get you some water.

Thanks.

Could you....Would you......sit here for a while.

Come on, you always bounce back.

When I was a kid I had a dog.

Funny-looking thing.

Orange hair, big ears......skinny body.

Used to love to chase cars.

He got run over three times.

He never really got hurt.

He'd go hide under the couch for a couple of days.

When he came out he'd go right back to chasing cars again.

Eventually he got old and sick.

God, was he ugly.

Towards the end...

...he went off into the woods to die alone.

He laid on a pile of leaves, perfectly still.

You couldn't move him.

If you tried to touch him, he'd snap at you.

Here you go!

Thanks.

I'm scared.

I'm here.

Monty......if I get through tonight.....would you drive me someplace tomorrow.

Yeah, sure.

Tomorrow.

Yeah, tomorrow.

Tomorrow's fine.

I want to see my son.

Just once.

- Did he hand in his thesis?

- I don't know.

- It's due today.

- He knows.

Everett, let's go!

Finished my thesis.

It's not great, but it's done.

Congratulations!

So, what about yours?

Did you hand it in already?

I'm not done.

I've got to type up a bibliography.

- How are you going to finish it?

- I guess I won't.

Did Pitkannan give you an extension?

No.

Can I come?

Turn it around.

Turn it the other way.

No, the other way.

Hello, Mr. Wilder.

My name's Monty Kessler.

I'm a student at Harvard.

I guess it was about......three months ago I met your father.

He's in the van. He wants to see you.

I don't have a father.

Please. He's very ill.

He just wants to see you.

I don't want to see him.

He's dying.

Please, just walk over for a couple of minutes. Say hello.

Let him look at you.

Then we'll go and you'll never have to see him again.

Is there something you want from me?

I just wanted to look at you.

Fine!

Have a look.

Seen enough?

You look good.

I'm your father.

You don't look like much.

I was wrong.

And I'm sorry.

Yeah, you were wrong.

I don't care about you being sorry.

I don't care about you.

Daddy?

Who is that man?

It's nobody, baby.

It's nobody.

Stop the car!

Stop the car here!

Right here, stop!

He's taking a leak, right.

The dog....

Get back in the van!

Get back!

You're not a dog.

''I am of old and young

''Of the foolish as much as the wise

''Regardless of others

''Ever regardful of others

''Maternal as well as paternal

''A child, as well as a man

''Stuffed with the stuff that is coarse

''And stuffed with the stuff that is fine

''One of the nation of many nations

''The smallest the same and the largest the same....

''I depart as air

''I shake my white locks at the runaway sun

''I effuse my flesh in eddies and drift it in lacy jags.

''I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love

''If you want me again look for me under your boot soles.

''You will hardly know who I am or what I mean. 

''But I shall be good health to you nevertheless

''And filter and fiber your blood.

''Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged

''Missing me one place search another

''I stop somewhere waiting for you.''

Oh, God!

Simon wrote his own obituary.....and he asked me to read it.

''Simon B. Wilder bit it on Wednesday.

''He saw the world out of the porthole of a leaky freighter......was a collector of memories.....and interrupted a lecture at Harvard.

''In fifty years on Earth, he did only one thing he regretted.

''He's survived by his family!

''Jeff Hawkes......who always remembers to flush.

''Everett Calloway, who knows how to use words.

''Courtney Blumenthal......who is strong.....and also knows how to love.

''And Montgomery Kessler......who will graduate life with honor.....and without regret.''

Mr. Kessler.

A thesis advisor, I have always presumed, is supposed to give advice.

Especially on the idea of the thesis.

I'm sorry, sir. I meant you no disrespect.

But I changed it because I had to write about something I really believed in.

Your new idea is...

Naive is a kind word!

Foolishly optimistic might be more the truth.

Are you withdrawing as my advisor.

No, I'm not withdrawing my endorsement.

I don't agree with what your brain has produced but I......I admire its independence.

Not many people agree with my ideas either.

I do regret that, because of your lateness......you have no chance to graduate with honors.

Thank you, sir, for being a true mentor.

Good luck, Monty.

Sherry Kendrigan, Economics.

Anastasia Kinnsman, magna cum laude, Romance Languages.

Christine Kerwein, magna cum laude, English.

Montgomery Kessler, Government.

Robert Keiswetter, summa cum laude, Economics.

Ladies and gentlemen.....the class of 1994!

(THE END)

21 Ayam Bertelur Testimoni Ajaib

   Baru-baru ini saya mendengar seorang lelaki dalam talian bercakap tentang datuk dan neneknya. Mereka adalah pendakwah jalanan pada zaman dahulu di West Virginia dan hampir tidak mempunyai wang untuk terus hidup. Cucu itu telah bertanya kepada mereka apakah salah satu mukjizat terbesar yang pernah anda lihat. Kisahnya seperti ini:

 Suatu pagi nenek bangun dan tiada makanan untuk sarapan pagi; tiada apa. Tetapi nenek mempunyai ace di lengan bajunya: Iman BESAR.

 Nenek tahu apa yang perlu dilakukan: berdoa; dan berdoa dia melakukannya.

 Tidak lama kemudian dia selesai apabila dia melihat ke luar tingkap dan melihat, berarak menuruni bukit menuju ke rumah, ayam! Tepatnya dua puluh satu ekor ayam.

 Nenek menyatakan pada dirinya bahawa ini adalah ganjil kerana biasanya ayam tidak bergerak, dan sudah tentu tidak dengan keazaman sedemikian.

 Dia melihat mereka turun dari bukit. Dia memerhatikan 21 daripada mereka mengambil giliran dan terus masuk ke bangsal mereka.

 Rasa ingin tahu timbul dan nenek mengikut untuk melihat apa yang mereka lakukan. Adakah anda bersedia untuk ini? Kesemua 21 ekor ayam telah bertelur setiap satu, dan kemudian kesemua 21 ekor ayam segera meninggalkan kandang dan menuju semula ke atas bukit.

 Nenek cepat-cepat mengumpul telur dan kemudian mengikut ayam-ayam itu kira-kira ¼ batu kembali ke atas bukit itu ke rumah mereka berasal. Dia mengetuk pintu rumah dan berkongsi kisah melihat ayam-ayam berarak menuruni bukit, membelok ke dalam kandang, bertelur sebiji dan berarak semula ke atas bukit. Dia kemudian berkata kepada wanita itu, "Ia jelas ayam anda. Saya ingin memulangkan telur itu."

 Wanita di rumah itu berkata, "Itu tidak boleh menjadi ayam saya. Suami saya membenci ayam-ayam itu! Sejak kami mendapatnya, mereka tidak bertelur sebiji pun; tidak seekor pun!"

 Nenek berkeras, memberitahunya, "Kami tidak memiliki ayam; saya pasti ini adalah telur anda." Wanita itu akhirnya berkata, "lihat, jika mereka ada di harta anda, anda boleh menyimpannya."

   Sepanjang masa mereka tinggal di sana, setiap kali nenek dan datuk kehabisan telur, inilah ayam-ayam itu, berjalan kaki menuruni bukit, membelok ke dalam kandang, masing-masing akan bertelur sebiji dan kemudian segera kembali ke kandang mereka di atas bukit.

 Nenek tidak pernah perlu membersihkan selepas mereka; dia tidak pernah perlu memberi mereka makan; dia tidak perlu membina pen untuk mereka atau melaburkan sebarang jumlah wang, masa atau penjagaan kepada mereka. Apa yang perlu dia lakukan adalah mengumpulkan berkat.

 Alkitab berkata: "Orang berdosa ditimpa kesusahan, tetapi orang benar dibalas dengan kebaikan." ~ Amsal 13:21 .

 Ini tidak bermakna pengikut Kristus tidak pernah menghadapi perjuangan, tetapi akhirnya, mereka mengalami perkenan dan kedamaian Tuhan.

 Kisah ini juga mengingatkan saya tentang Elia dan burung gagak dalam 1 Raja-raja 17:4-6, di mana Tuhan memerintahkan burung untuk membawakan makanan kepadanya. Ini adalah kesaksian iman yang kuat, bagaimana Tuhan menjawab doa dengan cara yang tidak dijangka!

   Juga, Matius 6:26: "Lihatlah burung-burung di udara, mereka tidak menabur atau menuai atau menyimpan dalam lumbung, namun Bapamu yang di sorga memberi mereka makan. Bukankah kamu lebih berharga daripada mereka?"

 Sungguh menakjubkan bagaimana Tuhan boleh menggunakan apa sahaja, walaupun ayam yang enggan, untuk memenuhi keperluan umat-Nya. Adakah anda pernah mengalami perkara seperti ini dalam hidup anda sendiri? Saya ingin mendengar cerita anda.

Témoignage miraculeux de 21 poules pondeuses

 J'ai récemment entendu un homme raconter sur internet l'histoire de ses grands-parents. Ils étaient prédicateurs de rue en Virginie-Occidentale et vivaient dans la misère. Son petit-fils leur avait demandé quel était le plus grand miracle qu'ils aient jamais vu. Voici le récit :

Un matin, grand-mère se réveilla et constata qu'il n'y avait rien à manger pour le petit-déjeuner. Mais elle avait un atout dans sa manche : une foi inébranlable.

Grand-mère savait exactement quoi faire : prier. Et elle pria.

À peine avait-elle fini de prier qu'elle regarda par la fenêtre et vit des poules dévaler la colline vers la maison ! Vingt-et-une poules, pour être précis.

Grand-mère se dit que c'était étrange, car normalement, les poules ne se déplacent pas, et encore moins avec une telle détermination.

Elle les regarda descendre la colline. Elle les vit toutes les 21 faire demi-tour et entrer directement dans leur poulailler.

Piquée par la curiosité, grand-mère les suivit pour voir ce qu'elles faisaient. Êtes-vous prêts pour la suite ? Les 21 poules avaient chacune pondu un œuf, puis elles quittèrent aussitôt le poulailler et remontèrent la colline.

Grand-mère ramassa rapidement les œufs et suivit les poules sur environ 400 mètres jusqu'à leur maison. Elle frappa à la porte et raconta comment elle les avait vues descendre la colline, entrer dans le poulailler, pondre un œuf chacune et remonter. Elle dit alors à la dame : « Ce sont manifestement vos poules. Je veux vous rendre les œufs. »

La femme répondit : « Ce ne sont pas mes poules ! Mon mari les déteste ! Depuis que nous les avons, elles n'ont jamais pondu un seul œuf ! »

Grand-mère insista : « Nous n'avons pas de poules ; je suis sûre que ce sont vos œufs. » La femme finit par céder : « Écoutez, si elles sont sur votre terrain, vous pouvez les garder. »

 Pendant tout le temps qu'ils ont passé là-bas, chaque fois que grand-mère et grand-père venaient à manquer d'œufs, voilà que les poules descendaient la colline en file indienne, entraient dans le poulailler, pondaient chacune un œuf, puis remontaient aussitôt dans leur enclos.

Grand-mère n'avait jamais à s'occuper d'elles ; elle n'avait jamais à les nourrir ; elle n'avait pas à leur construire d'enclos ni à investir d'argent, de temps ou d'attention. Elle n'avait qu'à profiter de leurs bienfaits.

La Bible dit : « Le malheur poursuit le pécheur, mais le bien récompense le juste. » (Proverbes 13:21)

Cela ne signifie pas que les disciples du Christ ne rencontrent jamais d'épreuves, mais en fin de compte, ils font l'expérience de la grâce et de la paix de Dieu.

Cette histoire m'a aussi rappelé celle d'Élie et des corbeaux dans 1 Rois 17:4-6, où Dieu ordonna aux oiseaux de lui apporter de la nourriture. C'est un témoignage de foi si puissant, la façon dont Dieu répond aux prières de manière inattendue ! 

De plus, Matthieu 6:26 : « Regardez les oiseaux du ciel : ils ne sèment ni ne moissonnent, ils n’amassent rien dans des greniers, et votre Père céleste les nourrit. Ne valez-vous pas beaucoup plus qu’eux ? »

Il est étonnant de voir comment Dieu peut se servir de n’importe quoi, même de poules réticentes, pour répondre aux besoins de son peuple. Avez-vous déjà vécu une situation similaire ? J’aimerais beaucoup entendre votre témoignage.