英语翻译All day long I had been very busy; picking up trash,clea

英语翻译
All day long I had been very busy; picking up trash,cleaning bathrooms and scrubbing floors.My grown children were coming home for the weekend.I went grocery shopping and prepared for a barbecue supper,complete with ribs and chicken.I wanted everything to be perfect.
Suddenly,it dawned on me that I was dog-tired.I simply couldn't work as long as I could when I was younger."I've got to rest for a minute," I told my husband,Roy,as I collapsed into my favorite rocking chair.Music was playing,my dog and cat were chasing each other and the telephone rang.
A scripture from Psalm 46 popped into my mind."Be still,and know that I am God." I realized that I hadn't spent much time in prayer that day.Was I too busy to even utter a simple word of thanks to God?Suddenly,the thought of my beautiful patio came to mind.I can be quiet out there,I thought.I longed for a few minutes alone with God.
Roy and I had invested a great deal of time and work in the patio that spring.The flowers and hanging baskets were breathtaking.It was definitely a heavenly place of rest and tranquility.If I can't be still with God in that environment,I can't be still with Him anywhere,I thought.While Roy was talking on the telephone,I slipped out the backdoor and sat down on my favorite patio chair.I closed my eyes and began to pray,counting my many blessings.
A bird flew by me,chirping and singing.It interrupted my thoughts.It landed on the bird feeder and began eating dinner as I watched.After a few minutes it flew away,singing another song.
I closed my eyes again.A gust of wind blew,which caused my wind chimes to dance.They made a joyful sound,but again I lost my concentration on God.I squirmed and wiggled in my chair.I looked up toward the blue sky and saw the clouds moving slowly toward the horizon.The wind died down.My wind chimes finally became quiet.
Again,I bowed in prayer."Honk,honk," I heard.I almost jumped out of my skin.A neighbor was driving down the street.He waved at me and smiled.I waved back,happy that he cared.I quickly tried once again to settle down,repeating the familiar verse in my mind.Be still and know that I am God.
"I'm trying God.I really am," I whispered."But you've got to help me here."
The backdoor opened.My husband walked outside."I love you," he said."I was wondering where you were." I chuckled,as he came over and kissed me,then turned around and went back inside.
"Where's the quiet time?" I asked God.My heart fluttered.There was no pain,only a beat that interrupted me yet again.This is impossible,I thought.There's no time to be still and to know that God is with me.There's too much going on in the world and entirely too much activity all around me.
Then it suddenly dawned on me.God was speaking to me the entire time I was attempting to be still.I remembered the music playing as I'd begun my quiet time.He sent a sparrow to lighten my life with song.
He sent a gentle breeze.He sent a neighbor to let me know that I had a friend.He sent my sweetheart to offer sincere sentiments of love.He caused my heart to flutter to remind me of life.While I was trying to count my blessings,God was busy multiplying them.
I laughed to realize that the "interruptions" of my quiet time with God were special blessings He'd sent to show me He was with me the entire time.

一整天我都在忙碌着,整理垃圾,打扫浴室以及刷洗地板.已长大成人的孩子们将要来家过周末.我去了趟杂货店买些晚餐烧烤需要的东西,包括肋骨和鸡肉.我希望一切看起来都那么完美.
突然,我感觉到自己是那么地疲惫不堪,再也不能像年轻时候一样长时间干活了.“我不得不休息一下”,我对丈夫ROY说,然后倒在我最喜爱的摇椅里.房间里响着音乐,狗和猫在相互追逐打闹,这时电话铃声响起.
第46首赞美诗中的一句圣诗突然跑进我的脑海,“保持安静,要知道自己就是上帝”.我意识到自己在这一天里还没有花足够的时间用于祈祷.难道我真的是太忙以至于连句简单的谢谢都没有时间对上帝讲?我忽然想起了自己美丽的天井,在那儿我应该可以得到安静,我想我渴望能够与上帝单独相处些许时间.春天里我和ROY花费了不少时间和精力伺弄天井,各种花儿和挂篮漂亮的惊人.它一定是个能得到休息和宁静的神圣天堂,如果在那儿我都不能安静地和上帝呆一会,其他地方更不可能了.
有了这个想法后,趁ROY还在打电话之际,我溜出了后门来到天井,坐在我最喜爱的椅子上.我闭上双眼开始祈祷.一只鸟儿飞过来,啾啾地叫着,像唱着一首歌.它一下子打断了我的思绪.我眼看着它落脚在一只鸟食槽上,并在我的注视下开始它的晚餐.几分钟后鸟儿唱着另外一首歌飞走了.我再次闭上双眼.一阵轻风吹过,风铃随之响起,它们的声音虽然美妙,却让我又一次不能集中精神感知上帝的存在.我在椅子里移动了下身体,抬头望向蓝天,看白云缓缓地移向天际.风停了,我的风铃最后也安静下来了.
我再次低头祈祷.“Honk,honk,”突然,一阵喇叭声响起,惊的我几乎灵魂出窍.原来是一位邻居开车驶来,他笑着向我挥手.我也向他挥了挥手,很高兴他的在意.我马上又一次躺下来,脑海中重复着熟悉的诗句.保持安静,要知道你自己就是上帝.“我在试着成为上帝,我就是上帝,”我低声地说.”但是你现在应该帮我一把啊.”
后门开了,丈夫从里面走出来对我说.”我爱你,我时刻想知道你的位置”,他走过来并亲吻我时,我轻轻地笑了,然后我们转身回到屋里.”什么时候才是安静的时间?”我问上帝.心在怦怦跳动,感觉不到疼痛,只是它的跳动再次打断了我的思想.我想这大概是不可能的.根本没有时间去保持安静感受上帝与我同在,因为世界上太多的事情正在发生,我有那么多的事要做..
突然一个念头闪现出来,当我寻找安宁的时候上帝其实一直在跟我交流.我想起了当我开始我的安静时间时播放的音乐.上帝派遣一只唱歌的麻雀来点亮我的生活.他派来了柔和的微风,派来一个邻居使我知道自己有朋友的关心,派来爱人给我以真挚的爱情.他让我的心跳动不已,使我感知生命的存在.当我试图去数清自己的幸福时,上帝却在忙于把幸福加倍给我.当我意识到对于我寻求与上帝同在的安静时间时的打断,正是上帝在有意的告诉我他一直与我同在时我笑了.