靛藍之約 Sapphire as Foundation

Mar.12-May.14, 2022 shown at THE 201 ART

你這受苦、被風飄蕩不得安慰的人哪,
我必以彩色安置你的石頭,以藍寶石立定你的根基。
O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
and lay your foundations with sapphires.
——Isaiah 54:11 ESV

我閉眼,竭力浸入安息的河流,那河流稱為「今日」。尚處「今日」的我們,眼不見其源頭,亦不見其終點,惟經歷不止息的流動,知其終將注入永恆。

柔涼的水流似祢同在包裹,鎮定、清潔,帶走沾黏在傷處的失望與羞愧;醫治滴滴浸潤,終止靈魂的燒灼。

睜開雙眼,透著藍的層層安慰,堆疊成為深沉的靛。這河流是祢所立之約的形狀,也是盼望的形狀。

Eyes shut, I strive to enter the river of Sabbath rest, which is called the present. As we live in the present, we cannot see its beginning nor its end; we only experience its unending flow while knowing it will eventually merge with eternity.
This gentle, cool flow of water is like the embrace of Your presence; it soothes, cleanses and brings away the disappointment and shame on my wounds. Healing gradually comes through, it comforts and relieves the agony in my soul.
Opening up my eyes, I see blue-shaded layers of consolation have accumulated into a deep sapphire. This river flows in the shape of the covenant You have established—in the shape of hope.

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