
撒母耳剛出去不久,想起自己忘了帶上為城裡剛喪子的含所準備的香料。所以他離開家門口不久便折返回家。27Please respect copyright.PENANA5tVwTWWv3L
「年紀大真係無咁好記性喇。」撒母耳不為這不便感到厭煩,反而覺得這經驗也頗有趣。畢竟,這是他第一次經歷年老。身體日漸老邁,人較易累,心力也沒有從前的旺盛。但撒母耳卻不以為然。他心想,反正耶和華給人一生,就是讓人在地上有不同經歷。現在自己年紀老邁,不正是體驗生命黃昏的良機嗎?27Please respect copyright.PENANA2j5J5I5QgV
當生活遇上問題和困惱,他總能說句:「啊,原來而家嘅我咁論盡㗎?」然後一笑置之。能夠活得如此自在,不被一切年老的煩擾傷害,實在是一種莫大的福氣。27Please respect copyright.PENANAwJaJNAcvGq
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他回到家中收拾好香料便又匆匆出門。雖他年紀老邁,但卻依然樂意為耶和華獻出自己生命的所有,盡力做好每一件事。27Please respect copyright.PENANAqu99xAu4Tj
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「帶齊喇。」他再一次點算自己的裝備,確實無誤後便匆匆出門。他也記得整座城的百姓在等著他安排獻祭,否則就不能進餐。所以他還是以自己的最高速度做好所有事。27Please respect copyright.PENANADFlV73Kaqd
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本來他在半個小時前應已到達城裡,但因帶漏香料,走到城門時已遲了少許。正當他急步走著,兩個外省年輕人迎面走來。其中一個人身形魁梧,比常人高出一個頭有餘。衣著較樸素的那人氣喘著問道:「唔好意思,請問你知唔知先見住喺邊?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAip2vUVG3D0
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他想起耶和華昨天跟他說過的話:「聽日喺你去邱壇之前,我會叫一個便雅憫人嚟搵你。到時,你要用油膏立佢成為我以色列民嘅君王,佢要救我嘅子民脫離非利士人嘅欺壓。以色列民對我呼喊哀號,我已經聽到。我會應允眷顧佢哋。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAQhlzjLrkxl
「主啊,你要搵嘅人,會唔會就係呢個俊美又強壯嘅少年呢?」撒母耳心道。27Please respect copyright.PENANACNFhHiHey2
「佢就係我同你講嗰個人。我會派佢治理我嘅子民。」撒母耳聽到耶和華回道。27Please respect copyright.PENANADO4XAb55AB
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「我就係你哋搵緊嗰個先知。你見唔見到前面嗰座用石頭砌成,好似山丘一樣嘅邱壇?你哋去咗嗰度先,我一陣就會去邱壇嗰度搵你,因為我今日要同你哋食餐飯。聽日,我會送你離開,我心裡面有啲說話,到時再同你講。」他見掃羅面有難色,好像想要婉拒自己的邀請,於是便道:「你唔使擔心三日前唔見咗嗰幾隻驢,我哋已經搵到佢哋。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAPbSAr0SXQk
掃羅面上露出驚訝的神色。似乎他感到這極其不可思議。27Please respect copyright.PENANAk2oYdgtD73
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撒母耳看見這個年輕人在濃墨劍眉下如星閃耀的雙眸,看見他寬闊的肩膀,挺拔的胸膛,想起耶和華應允了自己禱告,果然為以色列安排了一個合適的君王,於是禁不住微笑道:「年輕人,你同你爸爸一家,唔通唔係以色列眾民所仰慕嘅人咩?」27Please respect copyright.PENANA67Uy0nLZdz
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但那年輕人卻面有難色,在他清澈的雙眸中,撒母耳看見惶惑和詫異,也看見一絲焦慮⋯⋯27Please respect copyright.PENANA2GB3YWwU25
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