七歲的小莉有一次到外婆家，外婆的房子又大又寬，小莉跟小表哥兩個人玩得正開心時，忽然發現外婆房間的衣櫃上有個盒子。兩個人正在商議要如何爬上櫃子時，被走進來的外婆發現。「你們兩個人在做什麼呢？」外婆問，兩個人一聽到外婆的聲音，便一溜煙地跑掉了。那個盒子是裝什麼呢？小莉真想知道。這個謎底直到有一天，小莉長大，手也搆得到盒子。小莉終於打開盒子一看，裡面是滿滿的舊照片，小莉翻了翻：「這是誰啊？阿嬤這是誰的照片？」
When Xiao-Li was seven years old, she once went to her grandmother’s house, which was large and spacious. While Xiao-Li was playing happily with her little cousin, they suddenly spotted a box on the wardrobe in their grandmother’s room. As the two of them were discussing how to climb up on to the wardrobe, their grandmother walked in and discovered them there. “What are you two doing here?” she asked. They quickly ran away as soon as they heard her voice. Xiao-Li really wanted to know what was inside that box. It remained a mystery until one day when Xiao-Li had grown tall enough for her hand to reach the box. She was finally able to open the box and look inside. The box was filled with old photos. Xiao-Li glanced at the pictures one by one and asked, “Who is this? Grandma, who is in these photos?”
小莉這一問，讓原本在一旁的阿嬤、媽媽和阿姨們都圍了過來，大家一邊翻照片，一邊七嘴八舌的說：「這是阿嬤年輕時的照片喔！這是崔苔菁跟阿嬤、啊那是……。」
After hearing Xiao-Li’s question, her grandmother, mother, and aunties, who were all in the other room, came and gathered round. As they flipped through the photos, they all started speaking at once, “Wow, this one is from when your grandma was young! This is another one of grandma with Louise Tsuei.” And so, they continued babbling away.
謎底揭曉了，這一盒是阿嬤當年開餐廳和當時駐唱歌手們的照片，也是阿嬤事業最順利的時候。阿嬤翻翻看看，笑一笑、推開眼鏡說：「我已經是快八十歲的人，這些照片是丟了可惜，所以只好放著。」阿嬤站起身來，把盒子放好。
Finally, the mystery was revealed. The box was filled with photos from when her grandmother had opened her restaurant. She had photos together with the singers from her restaurant. It was a time when her business was at its peak. Her grandmother shuffled through the photos, smiled, took off her glasses and said, “I am an eighty-year-old woman now. It would be a shame to throw these photos away, so it is best to keep them.” She stood up and put the box away safely.
「小莉，真正的寶貝是看不見的，阿嬤有個神祕寶盒，妳有沒有？」阿嬤回過頭來問。小莉低頭想一下，又抬頭問：「阿嬤，您是指……」小莉比了比自己的胸口。阿嬤點點頭笑了，她說：「以前的阿嬤喜歡賺錢，信主後，阿嬤的心有很大的轉變。」阿嬤接著這樣問：「小莉，妳有沒有愛主耶穌？那妳知不知道主耶穌愛妳。」
“You know, real treasures are invisible, Xiao-Li. Grandma has a secret treasure box. Do you have one?” she asked. Xiao-Li lowered her head to think for a moment, and looked up and asked, “Grandma, do you mean…?” and she pointed to her chest. Her grandmother nodded and smiled, “In the past, grandma loved to earn money. But after believing in the Lord, my heart changed a lot.” Then she asked, “Xiao-Li, do you love Lord Jesus? Do you know the Lord Jesus loves you?”
小莉當下並沒有回答；但在回家後她仔細回想，在小學二年級的時候，第一次代表班上參加「說故事比賽」。到了禮堂，看見台下坐滿了同學，心裡非常緊張，為讓自己安心，她暗暗向神禱告：「主啊！我是小莉，請祢等一下抽籤的時候，讓我抽到１號，趕快講完趕快下台，主耶穌拜託祢了。阿們！」從禮堂的麥克風傳來：「二年級，參加比賽的同學請出列，到前面抽籤。」同學到台上，以老師為中心，圍成一個圓圈開始抽籤。小莉等到同學都拿好籤號，她才拿起剩下的籤，打開一看就是１號。
Xiao-Li did not give her an answer at the time. After she returned home, she recalled her second year of primary school, when she was representing her class in a story-telling contest. As she arrived at the auditorium, she looked into the hall and saw it was full of students. She became extremely nervous, but to calm herself down she secretly prayed to God, saying, “O Lord, I am Xiao-Li. In a moment, when I draw my number to see when my turn is, let me get the number one so I can get my turn done quickly and leave the stage. Lord Jesus, please help me! Amen!” Then a voice came across the auditorium microphone, “Please can all second-year students participating in the competition please come forward to draw their numbers.” The students went up onto the stage and formed a circle around the teacher and started to draw their lots. Xiao-Li waited until all the other students had taken a number before she took the last one. When she opened the slip of paper, it was the number one!
她的心穩定下來，在比賽過程順利講完整個故事，得到第一名。這也是小莉第一次單獨和神建立關係。一次或許是巧合；但在小莉四年級的時候，又代表班上參加演講比賽時，一樣是緊張的心情，小莉再度地向神祈求，這次她對神禱告說：「主耶穌啊！我又參加比賽了，這一次我要懇求主，讓我抽到３號，這樣我可以先看看別人的表現。主耶穌拜託囉！」同上次一樣，大家都抽完籤號，小莉拿起剩下的籤，哇！就是３號。主垂聽她的禱告，小莉順利完成比賽，又拿到第一名。
Now she was able to calm down. During the competition, she was able to smoothly finish telling her story and got first place! This was the first time that Xiao-Li established a connection with God by herself. You might think that this was just a coincidence. However, when Xiao-Li was in her fourth year of primary school, she was again chosen to represent her class in a story-telling competition. She was feeling just as nervous as the last time. Xiao-Li once again prayed to God, and this time she said, “O Lord Jesus! I am participating in this competition again. This time I want to ask you to let me get the number three, so that I can see the presentations of the other students. Lord Jesus, please help me!” Just as before, she waited to take the last number after everyone else had drawn their lot. Wow! It was the number three! The Lord had answered her prayer. Xiao-Li successfully participated in the competition and took first place again!
從此小莉知道，有需求的人禱告，神是真的會垂聽。在求學的過程中，不管是同學的相處，或是身體的病痛，神都一路帶領。正如同阿嬤說的：「事情的發生不是我們可以預料的；但在主的慈愛下，結果是甜美的。」阿嬤的神秘寶盒，都是因著神的恩典，裝滿著甜蜜的記憶，阿嬤把這些裝在心裡，以便隨時跟需要的人分享。
From this, Xiao-Li knew that God really listens to those who pray when they are in need. Throughout her studies, God was guiding her, whether in her interactions with fellow students or when she was ill. Just as her grandmother had once said, we cannot plan for all the things that may happen in life. However, by the mercies of the Lord, the outcome will always be sweet. The secret treasure box that her grandmother talked about was always full of sweet memories because of the grace of God. Her grandmother had stored all of these things in her heart so that she could share them with whoever needed it.
小莉記得有一次，跟阿嬤聊天時，她問：「阿嬤，主耶穌是不是只聽我們的禱告，對那些不信主的人，祂會不會不管他們？」阿嬤笑著回答說：「我記得有一個故事，是跟妳媽媽有關的。在我們剛信主時，喔！那時妳媽媽才20歲，那是一個安息日，我們都在教會聚會，有一個鄰居的女孩她因為有心事，忽然跑來教會，要找妳媽媽哭訴，當時我們已經唱完詩，要禱告了。」阿嬤停頓一下又接著說：「接待的人帶她去找妳媽媽，妳媽媽也嚇一跳，知道她的家一定出事了，慌忙地請她也一起禱告。」
Xiao-Li once asked her grandmother, “Grandma, is it that the Lord Jesus only listens to our prayers? Then does that mean He will not listen to the prayers of those who do not believe in Him?” Her grandmother smiled and replied, “I remember there was once a story to do with your mom, just after we came to believe in the Lord. At that time, your mom was only twenty years old. It was a Sabbath Day, and we were at the church for services. There was neighbor whose daughter was upset about something, so she ran to the church and suddenly appeared, looking to speak with your mom. At the time, we had already finished singing the hymn and were about to pray.” Xiao-Li’s grandmother paused for a moment and then continued, “The ushers brought her to your mom and she was startled at what she saw. She realized that there must have been something wrong at home, so she hurriedly invited her to pray together.”
阿嬤深深地呼一口氣再說：「當那女孩閉上眼睛時，旁邊的禱告聲音進入她心中、耳中，竟然是變成安慰她的詩歌聲，她的事還沒有說出來，神知道，她的眼淚就流出來了。唉！可憐的孩子……。神知道一切，在妳還沒說出來，神都知道。」阿嬤如此說，小莉聽完阿嬤的故事，她知道阿嬤的寶盒有好多神慈愛的恩典故事，自己何其幸運，有這樣的阿嬤。
Her grandmother took a deep breath and carried on, “When that little girl closed her eyes, the sound of people praying around her entered her heart and her ears. Unexpectedly, to her it became the comforting sound of hymns. Though she had not yet said anything about what was troubling her, God already knew. Her tears flowed freely. Alas, she was such a poor child. God knew everything that was going on even though she had not said anything yet. God knows everything.” After hearing what her grandmother said, Xiao-Li knew that there were many stories about God’s compassionate grace in her grandmother’s secret treasure box. She was so blessed to have such a grandmother.
要認識神並不難，因為神早已認識你，你也別擔心：「我要對祂說什麼呢？」喔！Don’t worry，祂明白你的難處。你要愛你自己，主耶穌是好朋友，祂……靠得住。你想不想也讓主耶穌成為你最好的朋友呢？歡迎你到真耶穌教會來認識祂。
To get to know God is not hard because God already knows you, so you do not have to worry about what you should say to God. Do not worry! God understands your difficulties. You just have to love yourself and know that the Lord Jesus is a good friend. He is someone you can truly rely on! Do you want to let the Lord Jesus become your best friend?We welcome you to come to the True Jesus Church to get to know Him.
「耶和華真神啊，謙卑人的心願，你早已知道；祢必預備祂們的心，也必側耳聽他們的祈求。」 《聖經》詩篇十篇17節
‘Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear.’－Psalm 10:17
