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Faith

Guidance for Reciting

Faith is the basis of all“miracles”,and all mysteries which cannot be analyzed by the rules of science!Never give up on anybody;miracles happen.

My sister had failed out of school and she chose to spend her time on a life of drinking and partying,with people who were lost as she was.

She was lost but my father never gave up on her. I remember sitting at the family dinner table where everyone had gathered except my sister. Once again she had chosen to drink with friends instead of spending an evening with our family who loved her very much. We all said she would not come. But my father said she would. We all rallied against him,betting she would not show and asked why he would say that. We were convinced he was in denial. He simply said,“I will always bet on her,on all of you.”

She did not show up that night but today she is a beautiful mother to a baby girl. She is a loving and responsible mother,wife and teacher. I always remember that night. I believe our father's bet on all of us was the greatest gift we never knew we received.

信心

诵读导言

信心是所有“奇迹”以及所有不可通过科学原理进行分析的谜赖以产生的基础。不要放弃任何人;奇迹总会发生。

我的妹妹辍学了,和与她同样失去生活目标的人混在一起,喝酒聚会,消磨时间。

妹妹失去了生活的目标,但是我的父亲却从未对她失去希望。我记得有一次晚上全家围着长桌坐下吃饭的情形:全家团圆,惟独缺少妹妹,她再次选择和朋友喝酒,而不是和非常爱她的亲人相聚一晚。我们大家都说她不会来了,但是我父亲说她会来。我们都不同意他的说法,跟他打赌说她不会露面,并且问他为什么认为她会来。我们深信他只是嘴上不愿承认,可他仅仅说:“我会永远把赌注压在她身上,还有你们所有人身上。”

妹妹那天晚上没有露面,但是如今她是一位漂亮的妈妈,有一个小女儿。她是个充满爱心、有责任感的母亲、妻子和老师。我一直记得那个晚上。我相信,我们的父亲对我们所有子女的信心是我们所收到的最重要的礼物,但我们对此却从不知晓。

Notes

1.rally [5rAli] v.集合,集结

2.denial [di5naiEl] n.否认

3.show up 揭露;露面;露出