自怜是一个虚伪的无底洞。你一旦掉下去，就会在泥潭中越陷越深。当你顺着光滑的壁垣滑下的时候，你就离抑郁沮丧不远了，黑暗如深渊般来临。
SELF-PITY IS A SLIMY, BOTTOMLESS PIT. Once you fall in, you tend to go deeper and deeper in to the mire. As you slide down those slippery walls, you are well on your way to depression, and the darkness is profound.
你唯一的盼望是仰望，看见我照在你身上的荣光。虽然从你的视角来看，这光晦暗不明，如在深坑，但是那些盼望的光束能够在任何深度抵达你。当你凭着信心聚焦于我，你将缓缓地从绝望的深渊中升起。最终，你能够重见光明。我将温柔地洁净你，洗去附着你身的淤泥。我将用我的公义覆庇你，与你同行在生命的道路上。
Your only hope is to look up and see the Light of My Presence shining down on you. Though the Light looks dim from your perspective, deep in the pit, those rays of hope can reach you at any depth. While you focus on Me in trust, you rise ever so slowly out of the abyss of despair. Finally, you can reach the Light again. I will gently cleanse you, washing off the clinging mire. I will cover you with My righteousness and walk with you down the path of Life.
经文：
“我的心哪，你为何忧闷？为何在我里面烦躁？应当仰望神，因他笑脸帮助我，我还要称赞他。”（诗42:5）
祷告：
我亲爱的主，帮助我除掉我心中自怜的情绪，让我的心被你洗刷干净，让我的心被你的光照耀。
