Day 28 : 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary （被吓坏的小孩 / The Very Frightened Kid)

第二十八天：10月30日(日)

Facebook的留言箱收到这则短讯：“牧师…昨晚的事情我家人叫我跟你说声谢谢。真的很谢谢你…”

原来昨晚祷告会结束时，我被告知保安人员抓到一个教会的小孩，刮花了几辆停在外面的车；他们说保安人员和小孩父母正在停车场质问这小孩。我听了很生气，怎么有那么顽皮的小孩，我一定要训他一顿！

我就走去停车场，准备好好的教训一番。到那边时，看到小孩的父母和哭到很惨以致于全身虚弱、不停发抖的小孩。。。不可能吧！怎么会是他？我无法相信，因为我知道这小孩。。。

我就听到小孩哭着连连的说：我没有。。。我没有。。。
他母亲看到我来了，很生气的骂他说：你自己跟牧师讲！
我把手搭在他肩膀上，尽量安抚他的情绪，慢慢的问他说：你真的没有吗？
小孩哭着说：他们都看到我有，但是我真的没有。。。

我问保安人员说：你们亲眼看到他在刮车吗？
保安人员说：问题就是没看到，但是就只有他在现场，而且行动可疑。
我：所以没有人看到他刮啊？
他们：没有。。。
我：那就不能确定说是他啊。。。这小孩我认识，依我看，他再大胆也不敢做这种事。

我跟小孩父母说，我相信他不会这样子做。但同时我也问小孩说：你祷告会到一半怎么会出现在停车场？
小孩（边哭边说）：我出来走走。。。
我：这样做对吗？祷告会正在进行，你不祷告却离开父母跑出来玩？可以吗？
小孩：我不对。。。不可以。。。
我：这一点你是不是做错了？
小孩：是。。。
我：所以才会出现这被人误会的问题啊，明白吗？你如果乖乖留在父母身边，在教堂里面祷告，就不会有事了，你说是不是？
小孩：是。。。

我带着小孩祷告，一切圆满结束。。。

那么巧昨晚在祷告会我们不断唱着：“你的同在没有什么能取代，只是有时我会傻傻的离开。。。”，正如发生的这个事件！
我们真的不该离开神的同在，一离开，问题就会来。。。

“住在至高者隐密处的，必住在全能者的荫下。。。
他必用自己的翎毛遮蔽你，你要投靠在他的翅膀底下。他的诚实是大小的盾牌。”
～ 诗篇91:1, 4 ～

I received this message in my Facebook Messages box: “Pastor… my family asked me to convey their thanks to you concerning last night’s incident. Really thank you…”

The reason was after the prayer meeting last night, I was informed by the security people that they caught a boy from church who used some sharp object to scratch many cars parked outside. They said the security people and the kid’s parents were at the parking lot questioning the kid now. I got very angry when I heard that, how could there be such a naughty kid, I must sternly lecture him!

So I walked toward the parking lot, preparing to scold the boy seriously. When I got there, I saw the kid’s parents and the boy who appeared weak and was trembling from too much crying… No, it can’t be! How could it be him? I could not believe because I know the boy…

All I heard was the boy crying and saying repeatedly: I didn’t do it… I didn’t…
His mother saw me, and scolded the boy angrily: You tell pastor yourself!
I put my hand on his shoulder, trying to calm him down, I asked him slowly: You really didn’t do it?
he cried and said: They all saw me doing it but I really didn’t…

I asked the security people: Did you guys catch him red-handed and actually see him scratching the cars?
Security: That’s the problem, we didn’t see him actually doing it, but he was the only one there and he looked suspicious.
Me: So nobody saw him do it?
Security: No, nobody actually saw…
Me: Then we can’t be so sure to say it’s him… I know this kid, if you ask me, I don’t think he would dare to do such a thing.

I told the parents I believe he would not do such a thing. But at the same time, I asked the kid: How come you were at the car-park half way through the prayer meeting?
Kid (still crying): I came out for a walk…
Me: Is it right to do that? The prayer meeting was in progress, you did not join in and yet left your parents to come out to play? Can you do that?
Kid: It is not right… I shouldn’t have done that…
Me: So do you see that you are wrong in this aspect?
Kid: Yes…
Me: That is why this problem of being misunderstood happened, understand? If you had stayed obediently with your parents, praying in the church, nothing would have happened, isn’t that right?
Kid: Yes…

I led the kid to pray, everything ended well…

Just so happened that we were singing repeatedly in the prayer meeting last night: “Nothing can ever replace being in Your presence, but sometimes I would foolishly leave Your presence…” Just like what happened in this incident!
We really must not leave the presence of God, when we do, problems come…