Opening Doors Within 敞开内心之门 August 30

Do you sometimes wonder why you are where you are, doing what you are doing? Do you ever have doubts in your mind? Seek deep within your heart, and answer these questions honestly. Then, if you feel you are still one of those Doubting Thomases, take time to be still, to seek enlightenment from within, and find out where you fit into the whole vast scheme. I can assure you that it is not by chance that you are where you are. Life may have been very tough for you. You may have had to go through many tests and trials. You may even have been plunged into the fiery furnace. You may be sure there is a reason for all oft: so that all the dross might be burnt away and nothing, but the pure gold—the I AM within-remains, and so that I can work in and through the I AM to bring about My wonders and glories for all to see.

我有时候会想知道，为什么我在我所处于的地方，从事着我所做的事情吗？我曾经在心中有过怀疑吗？在我的内心深处搜寻，并坦诚地回答这些问题。然后，如果我感到我仍然是那些“怀疑的托马斯”（即怀疑主义者）之一，花时间去安静，去向内寻求启示，并找出我在哪里可以被纳入整体的巨大体系中。

上天可以向我保证，我在我所在的地方绝非偶然。生活可能对我而言非常艰难。我可能一直以来需要通过很多测试与试验。我甚至可能被置于燃烧的熔炉之中。我或许可以肯定所有的这一切都有其原因；因此，所有的废料或许都被燃烧殆尽，但那纯粹的黄金——即内在的上天——留了下来，所以，上天可以从内至外地运作“（内在的）上天”，将上天的奇迹与荣耀带到大家面前。

*注释：“怀疑的托马斯”，托马斯是耶稣的十二门徒之一。在耶稣被钉上十字架死去又复活之后，他始终不肯相信这一事实，任其他门徒如何劝说都是徒劳。甚至当耶稣真的出现在他面前时，托马斯仍然摇着头不相信他的复活。耶稣说：“托马斯，停止怀疑。” 并走到他面前，向他展示了自己被十字架钉住后留下的伤口，托马斯这才相信耶稣是真的复活了。