當你無言以對時 │When You Don't Know What To Say (Traditional Chinese Discovery Series Booklet)

古諺有云：「愚昧人若靜默不言，也可算為智慧，閉口不說，也可算為聰明」（箴言17章28節）。同義的新版金句則說：「緊閉尊口，讓人懷疑你是傻子，好過開口讓人證實所疑屬實。」

但碰到必須要說點什麼時該如何呢？比方說，朋友在傷痛悲哀之中，我們一心想說些安慰鼓勵之言又該如何呢？針對這種情況，柯洛宜（Roy Clark）傾其畢生之經驗及教牧協談心得，寫出這本小冊子，能幫助無言以對時的我們。

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We often turn to the book of Job to try to find definitive answers to the issue of human suffering, but we won't find those answers there.

An ancient proverb says, "Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive" (Prov. 17:28).  A modern version of that thought says, "Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."  But what about those times in life when it's not about us?  What about those awful moments when our friends are hurting, and everything in us wants to offer words of comfort and encouragement?  It's for those times that author Roy Clark draws on a lifetime of experience and pastoral counseling to help us in those moments when we don't know what to say.

Pastor Roy Clark (1929-2020) was a faithful servant of God, serving in ministry for over 60 years. His priorities in life were a deep and passionate love for God and the Gospel, his family, books and serving people. Rev. Clark's life can be characterized by Galatians 5:22-23 which lists the fruit of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  He was deeply loved by his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.