点燃的蜡烛
迈拉·司考沃

“世上一切的黑暗
都不能熄灭一支小蜡烛的光。”

在这静静的时刻
上帝低握他的大灯
好让我点燃我的祈祷。

闪耀在它们前往的世界，
这里一支，那里一支。
没有“幔帐”能遮蔽它们的光芒；
没有心冰冷得
不能感受到它们爱的温暖。
今晚世界正在被改变。

就着上帝的灯点燃
在这静静的时刻，
祈祷
是各处点燃的蜡烛。

译注：“世上……光”，亚西西的方济各之名言。

（翻译：大河原）

Lighting Candle
By Myra Scovel

"All the darkness in the world
cannot put out the light of one small candle."

In this still hour
God holds his great lamp low
that I may light my prayers.

Shining through the world they go,
one here, one there.
No "curtain" can keep out their glow;
no heart so cold
it cannot feel their loving warmth.
The world is being changed tonight.

Lit at the lamp of God
in this still hour,
prayer
is lighting candles everywhere.

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