上帝无处不在，且随时愿意聆听。

God is everywhere, is available every time, and listens always.

But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign  my refuge. Psalm 73:28

但我亲近上帝是与我有益，我以主耶和华为我的避难所。-诗篇73篇28节

A woman desiring to pray grabbed an empty chair and knelt before it. In tears, she said, “My dear heavenly Father, please sit down here; you and I need to talk!” Then, looking directly at the vacant chair, she prayed. She demonstrated confidence in approaching the Lord; she imagined He was sitting on the chair and believed He was listening to her petition.

有位渴想亲近上帝的姐妹拿了一张空椅子，然后跪在椅子前面，泪流满面地说：“亲爱的天父，求祢坐在这椅子上，让我们能好好地谈话。”她看着那张空椅子，恳切地祷告。这位姐妹所展现的就是坦然无惧地亲近上帝，她想像上帝就坐在椅子上，并且相信上帝正聆听她的恳求。

A time with God is an important moment when we engage the Almighty. God comes near to us as we draw near to Him in a mutual involvement (James 4:8). He has assured us, “I am with you always” (Matt. 28:20). Our heavenly Father is always waiting for us to come to Him, always ready to listen to us.

亲近上帝是一个重要的时刻，因为我们是与万军之耶和华交流。我们亲近上帝，祂就必亲近我们，这便是与上帝相互交流、双向沟通（雅各书4章8节） ，而且祂还应许，要常与我们同在（马太福音28章20节） 。天父总是耐心地等待我们来到祂的面前，任何时候祂都准备聆听我们的心声。

There are times when we struggle to pray because we feel tired, sleepy, sick, and weak. But Jesus sympathizes with us when we are weak or face temptations (Heb. 4:15). Therefore we can “approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (v. 16).

有时候，我们无法专心祷告，因为身体感到疲乏、困倦、病痛或软弱。然而，别忘了，当我们软弱或面对试探的时候，主耶稣能体恤我们（希伯来书4章15节），所以我们能“坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前，为要得怜恤，蒙恩惠，作随时的帮助”（16节）。

Lord, thank You that I can pray to You in all places at all times. Put the desire to come near to You in my heart. I want to learn to come to You in faith and in confidence.

主，谢谢祢，让我随时随地都能向祢祷告。

恳求祢，让我的心越发渴慕亲近祢。也求祢教导我，
让我学习能坦然无惧地来到祢面前。

Hebrews 4:14-16New International Version (NIV)

Jesus the Great High Priest

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,[a] Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

整理：于姊妹