Spiritual : The 4 Candles اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺎت اﻷرﺑﻌﺔ

    

ترجمة عربية أدناه

There were four candles burning slowly
They burned & flickered so softly that you can almost hear them speak . . .

The first candle said, "I am the peace, but in these days, no one wants to keep my flame lit.
And then the light of the peace candle started to weaken slowly till it disappeared completely

The second candle said, "I am the faith, but in these days, I became one of the things that is indispensable.  Then it's light  started to dim till it went off

With sadness the third candle spoke, "I am the love and I no longer have the strength to stay burning & lighting. People have put me aside and they are no longer understand my importantnce, they have even forgotten how to love the closest people to them. ". Once it finished speaking, it has fully extinguished.

Suddenly. . . .

A child entered the room and saw the three extinguished candles and began to cry. "Why the three candles have extinguished? why are they not alight??? They were Suppose to stay alight till the end

The child heard a soft voice speaking gently to him ... it was the fourth candle saying, "Do not be afraid, for I am the Hope, and as long as I am burning, we can re-ignite the other candles. "The child's eyes shone and took the candle of hope and light the other three candles.

Do not let the flame of hope in the Lord ever die in your heart, with hope and trust in God, however bad the situation is ... love, faith and peace will return and light up your life with bright shining lights

   

^{Our Lord Jesus said in the Bible} 

²⁰Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. ²¹ When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. ²² So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. ²³ In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. ²⁴Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. John 16 (20-24)

It is also written in the Bible : 

³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ⁴ ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’^[a] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” "(Revelation 4-3: 21)

اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺎت اﻷرﺑﻌﺔ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﺘﺮق ﺑﺒﻂء

وﻛﺎن اﺣﺘﺮاﻗﮫﻢ ﻟﻄﯿﻒ ﺟﺪًا ﺑﺤﯿﺚ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺎد ﺗﺴﺘﻄﯿﻊ ﺳﻤﺎﻋﮫﻢ ﻳﺘﻜﻠﻤﻮن . . .

ﻗﺎﻟﺖ اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ، "أﻧﺎ اﻟﺴﻼم، وﻟﻜﻦ ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻷﻳﺎم، ﻻ أﺣﺪ ﻳﺮﻳﺪ أن ﻳﺒﻘﻲ ﺷﻌﻠﺘﻲ ﻣﺴﺘﻤﺮة.

وﻋﻨﺪھﺎ ﺿﻮء اﻟﺴﻼم اﺑﺘﺪاء ﻳﻀﻌﻒ ﺑﺒﻂء إﻟﻰ أن اﺧﺘﻔﻰ ً ﻛﻠﯿﺎ

ﻗﺎﻟﺖ اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﯿﺔ، "أﻧﺎ اﻷﻳﻤﺎن، وﻟﻜﻦ ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻷﻳﺎم، أﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺷﯿﺎء اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ اﻻﺳﺘﻐﻨﺎء ﻋﻨﮫﺎ.

وﺑﺪأت ﺗﻨﻄﻔﺄ ﺑﺒﻂء إﻟﻰ أن اﺧﺘﻔﻰ ﺿﻮءھﺎ

وﺑﺤﺰن ﺗﻜﻠﻤﺖ اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺜﺔ، "أﻧﺎ اﻟﺤﺐ وﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻟﻲ ﻗﻮة ﻟﻼﺳﺘﻤﺮار ﻓﻲ اﻻﺷﺘﻌﺎل

 واﻹﺿﺎءة، ﻟﻘﺪ وﺿﻌﻨﻲ اﻟﻨﺎس ﺟﺎﻧﺒًﺎ وﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﻮدوا ﻳﻔﮫﻤﻮا أھﻤﯿﺘﻲ. ﻟﻘﺪ ﻧﺴﻮا ﺣﺘﻰ أن ﻳﺤﺒﻮا أﻗﺮب اﻟﻨﺎس إﻟﯿﮫﻢ." وﻣﺎ أن اﻧﺘﮫﺖ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺗﮫﺎ،

ﺣﺘﻰ اﻧﻄﻔﺄت ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ

ﻓﺠﺄة. . . .

دﺧﻞ ﻃﻔﻞ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﻓﺮأى اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺎت اﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ وھﻦ ﻣﻨﻄﻔﺄت. ﺑﺪأ اﻟﻄﻔﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺒﻜﺎء. "ﻟﻤﺎذا اﻧﻄﻔﺄت اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺎت اﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ ﻟﻤﺎذا ﻻ ﺗﺸﺘﻌﻠﻦ ؟ ؟ ؟ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻔﺮوض أن ﺗﺒﻘﯿﻦ ﻣﻀﯿﺌﺎت إﻟﻰ اﻟﻨﮫﺎﻳﺔ

وﺳﻤﻊ اﻟﻄﻔﻞ ﺻﻮﺗًﺎ ﻧﺎﻋﻤًﺎ ﻳﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﺑﻠﻄﻒ إﻟﯿﻪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ھﻲ اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺔ اﻟﺮاﺑﻌﺔ، "ﻻ ﺗﺨﻒ، ﻷﻧﻲ أﻧﺎ اﻷﻣﻞ، وﻣﺎ دﻣﺖ أﻧﺎ ﻣﺸﺘﻌﻠﺔ، 
ﻧﺴﺘﻄﯿﻊ أﻋﺎدة إﺷﻌﺎل أﺧﻮﺗﻲ." ﺑﻌﯿﻮن ﺗﻠﻤﻊ أﺧﺬ اﻟﻄﻔﻞ ﺷﻤﻌﺔ اﻷﻣﻞ وأﺿﺎء اﻟﺸﻤﻌﺎت اﻟﺜﻼث

ﻻ ﺗﺪع أﺑﺪًا ﺷﻌﻠﺔ اﻷﻣﻞ ﺑﺮﺣﻤﺔ اﻟﺮب ﺗﻤﻮت ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠﺒﻚ، ﺑﺎﻷﻣﻞ واﻟﺜﻘﺔ ﺑﺎﷲ، ﻣﮫﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻷﻣﻮر ﺗﺒﺪو ﺳﯿﺌﺔ، اﻟﻤﺤﺒﺔ واﻷﻳﻤﺎن واﻟﺴﻼم ﺳﺘﻌﻮد وﺗﻀﻲء ﺣﯿﺎﺗﻨﺎ ﺑﺄﺿﻮاء ﻻﻣﻌﺔ

ﻳﻘﻮل اﻟﺮب ﻳﺴﻮع اﻟﻤﺴﯿﺢ ﻓﻲ اﻹﻧﺠﯿﻞ: " اﻟﺤﻖ اﻟﺤﻖ أﻗﻮل ﻟﻜﻢ إﻧﻜﻢ ﺳﺘﺒﻜﻮن و ﺗﻨﻮﺣﻮن واﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﺮح اﻧﺘﻢ ﺳﺘﺤﺰﻧﻮن وﻟﻜﻦ ﺣﺰﻧﻜﻢ ﻳﺘﺤﻮل إﻟﻰ ﻓﺮح، اﻟﻤﺮأة و ھﻲ ﺗﻠﺪ ﺗﺤﺰن ﻻن ﺳﺎﻋﺘﮫﺎ ﻗﺪ ﺟﺎءت وﻟﻜﻦ ﻣﺘﻰ وﻟﺪت اﻟﻄﻔﻞ ﻻ ﺗﻌﻮد ﺗﺬﻛﺮ اﻟﺸﺪة ﻟﺴﺒﺐ اﻟﻔﺮح ﻷﻧﻪ ﻗﺪ وﻟﺪ إﻧﺴﺎن ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ، ﻓﺎﻧﺘﻢ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻢ اﻻن ﺣﺰن وﻟﻜﻨﻲ ﺳﺄراﻛﻢ أﻳﻀًﺎ ﻓﺘﻔﺮح ﻗﻠﻮﺑﻜﻢ وﻻ ﻳﻨﺰع اﺣﺪ ﻓﺮﺣﻜﻢ ﻣﻨﻜﻢ وﻓﻲ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﯿﻮم ﻻ ﺗﺴﺄﻟﻮﻧﻨﻲ ﺷﯿﺌﺎ اﻟﺤﻖ اﻟﺤﻖ أﻗﻮل ﻟﻜﻢ أن ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻃﻠﺒﺘﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻵب ﺑﺎﺳﻤﻲ ﻳﻌﻄﯿﻜﻢ، إﻟﻰ اﻻن ﻟﻢ ﺗﻄﻠﺒﻮا ﺷﯿﺌﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﻤﻲ اﻃﻠﺒﻮا ﺗﺄﺧﺬوا ﻟﯿﻜﻮن ﻓﺮﺣﻜﻢ ﻛﺎﻣﻼ." 

    16-ﻳﻮﺣﻨﺎ    

20-24

وﻓﻲ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب اﻟﻤﻘﺪس أﻳﻀًﺎ:"وﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺻﻮﺗًﺎ ﻋﻈﯿﻤﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﻤﺎء ﻗﺎﺋﻼً ھﻮذا ﻣﺴﻜﻦ اﷲ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻨﺎس وھﻮ ﺳﯿﺴﻜﻦ ﻣﻌﮫﻢ وھﻢ ﻳﻜﻮﻧﻮن ﻟﻪ ﺷﻌﺒﺎ واﷲ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻳﻜﻮن ﻣﻌﮫﻢ إﻟﮫًﺎ ﻟﮫﻢ،  وﺳﯿﻤﺴﺢ اﷲ ﻛﻞ دﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻋﯿﻮﻧﮫﻢ واﻟﻤﻮت ﻻ ﻳﻜﻮن ﻓﻲ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ وﻻ ﻳﻜﻮن ﺣﺰن وﻻ ﺻﺮاخ وﻻ وﺟﻊ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ

ﻻن اﻷﻣﻮر اﻷوﻟﻰ ﻗﺪ ﻣﻀﺖ." (رؤﻳﺎ 4

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