T-22.IV:The Branching of the Road

1. 1When you come to the place where the branch in the road is quite apparent, you cannot go ahead. 2You must go either one way or the other. 3For now if you go straight ahead, the way you went before you reached the branch, you will go nowhere. 4The whole purpose of coming this far was to decide which branch you will take now. 5The way you came no longer matters. 6It can no longer serve. 7No one who reaches this far can make the wrong decision, although he can delay. 8And there is no part of the journey that seems more hopeless and futile than standing where the road branches, and not deciding on which way to go.

2. 1It is but the first few steps along the right way that seem hard, for you have chosen, although you still may think you can go back and make the other choice. 2This is not so. 3A choice made with the power of Heaven to uphold it cannot be undone. 4Your way is decided. 5There will be nothing you will not be told, if you acknowledge this.

3. 1And so you and your brother stand, here in this holy place, before the veil of sin that hangs between you and the face of Christ. 2Let it be lifted! 3Raise it together with your brother, for it is but a veil that stands between you. 4Either you or your brother alone will see it as a solid block, nor realize how thin the drapery that separates you now. 5Yet it is almost over in your awareness, and peace has reached you even here, before the veil. 6Think what will happen after. 7The Love of Christ will light your face, and shine from it into a darkened world that needs the light. 8And from this holy place He will return with you, not leaving it nor you. 9You will become His messenger, returning Him unto Himself.

4. 1Think of the loveliness that you will see, who walk with Him! 2And think how beautiful will you and your brother look to the other! 3How happy you will be to be together, after such a long and lonely journey where you walked alone. 4The gates of Heaven, open now for you, will you now open to the sorrowful. 5And none who looks upon the Christ in you but will rejoice. 6How beautiful the sight you saw beyond the veil, which you will bring to light the tired eyes of those as weary now as once you were. 7How thankful will they be to see you come among them, offering Christ’s forgiveness to dispel their faith in sin.

5. 1Every mistake you and your brother make, the other will gently have corrected. 2For in his sight your loveliness is his salvation, which he would protect from harm. 3And you will be your brother’s strong protector from everything that seems to rise between you both. 4So shall you walk the world with me, whose message has not yet been given everyone. 5For you are here to let it be received. 6God’s offer still is open, yet it waits acceptance. 7From you who have accepted it is it received. 8Into your hand, joined with your brother’s, is it safely given, for you who share it have become its willing guardian and protector.

6. 1To all who share the Love of God the grace is given to be the givers of what they have received. 2And so they learn that it is theirs forever. 3All barriers disappear before their coming, as every obstacle was finally surmounted that seemed to rise and block their way before. 4This veil you and your brother lift together opens the way to truth to more than you. 5Those who would let illusions be lifted from their minds are this world’s saviors, walking the world with their Redeemer, and carrying His message of hope and freedom and release from suffering to everyone who needs a miracle to save him.

7. 1How easy is it to offer this miracle to everyone! 2No one who has received it for himself could find it difficult. 3For by receiving it, he learned it was not given him alone. 4Such is the function of a holy relationship; to receive together and give as you received. 5Standing before the veil, it still seems difficult. 6But hold out your hand, joined with your brother’s, and touch this heavy-seeming block, and you will learn how easily your fingers slip through its nothingness. 7It is no solid wall. 8And only an illusion stands between you and your brother, and the holy Self you share together.

1. 当你来到一处，迎面而来的就是一个交叉路口，你不能不暂且驻足，
而且势必要选择其中一条。
你若顺着来时方向继续向前，只会莫知所终。
你过去学到的一切全是为此决定所作的准备。
来时之路已无足轻重，
也发生不了任何作用。
走到这一地步的人，不易再作出错误的选择，但他仍可能故意拖延。
这个交叉路口可说是你整段旅程中最令你感到彷徨无助的一刻，你不知该选择哪一条路才好。
2. 只要你选对了路，仅仅最初几步会显得特别沉重，那是因为你虽作了选择，心中仍不断想走回头路的缘故。
你已经无法回头了。
你所作的选择，在天堂德能的护持下，无人能为你解除。
你的前程已定。
只要你愿意肯定这点，一路上绝对不乏高人指点。
3. 你与弟兄已并肩站在这片圣地上，你与基督圣容之间也只隔着一片罪咎的薄纱。
掀开面纱的时刻到了！
与你的弟兄一起动手吧！你们中间如今只剩下这片薄纱了。
你和弟兄如果各自独行，绝对看不出间隔你们的只是一片薄纱而非铜墙铁壁。
如今，这片薄纱对你形同虚设，因为平安已穿透它，就要触及面纱这一边的你了。
不妨想象一下此后的美景。
基督之爱会照亮你的面容，再从你的脸上照向那亟需光明的黑暗世界。
祂会与你一起由此圣地返回人间的；其实祂既未离开圣地，也未离开你一步。
你就这样成了基督的使者，使祂终于得以回归自己。
4. 再想象一下你与祂并肩同行的美妙景象！
想一想你和弟兄相看两不厌的美妙神情。
你们独自流浪了那么久，如今终于团圆了，真是天大的喜事！
此刻，天堂之门为你大开，你同时也为其他沦落天涯的弟兄开启了天门。
凡是在你内看见基督的人，都会欢跃不已。
你终于看到了面纱之后的美景，还会以此美景照亮与你过去一样沦落天涯的倦客。
他们由衷感激你翩然来到他们当中，以基督的宽恕为他们袪除了罪的信念。
5. 无论你和弟兄犯下什么错误，都会有人温柔地为你修正。
因为你在他眼中的美善，乃是他的救恩所依，他自会善加保护，使你的美善不受任何损伤。
而你也会成为弟兄最有力的守护神，不让任何东西离间你们。
我需要你如此地与我同行于人间，因为我的讯息尚未传到每个人的心中。
你这一生的目的就是接受我的讯息。
上主永不撤回的礼物仍等着世人接纳。
唯有你先接纳，世界才可能收到祂的讯息。
也唯有紧握着弟兄的那一双手才能保证你会接到这一讯息；因着你的分享，你自动成了这一讯息的守护神。
6. 凡是享有上主之爱的人，必须与人分享所有的恩典，才领受得到这一恩典。
唯有如此，他们才能体会出上主的爱始终与他们同在。
他们所到之处，所有障碍自行化解，先前崎岖难行的路终于畅通无阻了。
你与弟兄联手掀开的面纱，不只为你们两人揭开了真相，还会使更多的人受益。
只要是准备好撤除心中幻相的人，都成了人间的救主，与他们的救世主携手同行于世，把祂解脱的讯息、希望和自由之声，带给那群仍在等待奇迹拯救的人。
7. 将奇迹带给世上每一个人，竟是如此轻而易举之事！
只要自己接受了奇迹，一切自然水到渠成。
因为在他接受之际，他已了解这礼物不仅是给他一人的。
神圣关系的功能即在于此：你们必须一起接受，然后把领受到的礼物分享给人。
你若独自站在那片面纱前面，自然感到难以穿越。
但只要你伸出手来，握住弟兄的手，再探一下那看似阴沉无比的障碍，你会发现它竟由你指缝间流过，而手中空空如也。
原来那儿没有什么铜墙铁壁。
隔在你与弟兄之间的，只是一个虚无的幻相，你们其实共具一个神圣自性。
1.當你來到已能明顯看見岔路的地方時，就無法繼續前進了。
你必須選擇其中一條。
如今，你若循著令你抵達這一分岔的老路繼續前行，就哪兒也去不。
之所以走了這麼長的路，就是為了決定此刻該走分岔的哪一頭。
往昔走過的路已無足輕重。
它已不再能發揮作用。
既已走了這麼長的路，就絕不會做錯選擇，即便你仍能拖延。
而這整段旅途看似最令人絕望和徒勞無功的部分，則莫過於站在了岔路口，卻不決定該走哪條路。
2.一旦踏上正途，就只有最初的幾步路會看似艱難，因為你雖做了選擇，卻相信自己仍可回頭選擇另一條路。
事實並非如此。
你的選擇若有天堂的大能撐持，便已無法勾銷。
你的方向是確定的了。
一旦認清這點，你就會被告知一切。
3.於是你和你的弟兄便佇立在這聖地，眼前是那罪的面紗，擋在了你們與基督面容之間。
掀起它吧！
與你的弟兄一同揭開這道面紗吧，因它擋在了你和他之間。
只有在你們單獨之時，才會把它當作實實在在的阻礙，卻並未意識到你們間的帷幕如今已變得有多輕薄。
然而，在你的覺知裏，它幾已消失，即便在那兒，平安也已觸達了你，就在那面紗之前。
想想隨後將發生的事。
基督之愛會光照你們的面龐，並由此點亮那亟需光明的黑暗世界。
而祂也會與你們一道由那聖地返回，既不遠離它，也不遠離你們。
你將成為祂的信使，令祂回歸於自己。
4.想想你若與祂同行，又將見到何等的美妙景象！
想想你和你的弟兄在彼此眼裡又是何等的美麗！
你們獨自走過了一段孤獨的漫漫長路，一旦得以團聚，又該有多幸福。
如今天堂之門已為你而開，而今你也將令其為所有悲傷之人敞開。
那些在你內見到基督的，無不額手稱慶。
你不僅會在面紗的另一頭見到美妙絕倫的景象，也會以此點亮那一雙雙倦怠的眼睛，這些人就和當初的你一般疲憊。
他們若見你來到他們中間，並以基督的寬恕趕跑了他們對罪的信心，不知會有多感激。
5.你和你的弟兄所犯的每一個錯，你們都會溫柔的替彼此修正。
因為在他眼裡，你的美妙即是他的救恩，他會保護其不受傷害。
而不論有什麼好似在你們兩人之間升起，你都會成為他最得力的保護者。
為此，你應與我同行於世，畢竟我的訊息尚未被傳遞給所有的人。
你之所以來此，就是讓它為人領受。
上主的餽贈開放依舊，只待你的接納。
而你一旦接納，人們便能由你這兒領受到它。
一旦你牽起弟兄的手，就能安安穩穩地掌握住它，因為你既共享了它，便已心甘情願地成為了它的保護者。
6.對所有共享了上主之愛的人而言，上主給了他們恩典，而他們也給出了已然領受的一切。
由此，他們領悟了恩典永遠屬於自己。
所有的障蔽都會在他們來臨之際消失殆盡，而往昔一切好似出現並擋住了他們去路的阻礙也終被超越了過去。
你和你的弟兄合力掀起了那道面紗，並為更多人打開了通往真理的道路。
那些願意讓聖靈挪走他們內心幻相的人成了世界的救主，並與自己的拯救者同行於世，他們會把祂的訊息帶給所有需要奇蹟以便得救的人，令其聽聞希望、自由、與解脫之音。
7.把這一奇蹟普施給所有人該是多麼容易的事啊！
一旦親自領受了它，就不會覺得那有何困難。
因為一旦領受了它，就會發覺這不是獨獨給你的。
此即神聖關係的任務；一同領受，再把已領受的給出去。
眼前的面紗依舊好似難以穿越。
但只要伸出手，牽住自己的弟兄，並輕觸那看似沉重的障礙，便會發覺自己的指尖已能輕而易舉地穿透它的虛無縹緲。
那不是一堵實心的牆。
擋在了你和弟兄，乃至你們所共享的神聖自性之間的，不過是個幻相。