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几年前，一个建筑承包商在我们教堂旁边的一块新工地上开了工，他问我们是否注意到那些在我们教堂的阁楼上飞来飞去的小鸟。我们不得不承认我们之前确实没有注意到！

《诗篇》八十四篇的作者看到一只鸟在耶和华的殿里筑巢，作者认为这是最好的家。神的慷慨接纳遍及祂所造的一切，对于爱主的人来说，没有比神的家更好的地方了。

这首诗是一首表达深深渴望在敬拜之地与神建立属灵关系的诗歌。敬拜的喜乐给客旅力量。即使他们远离神的殿，即使在流泪谷那样干燥的地方，神也与他们同在。无论他们走到哪里，他们都能在敬拜中体验到神同在的甘甜，因此他们能够不断靠主得力。

当耶稣在撒玛利亚的井边遇见一个女人时，祂向女人重复提到这个教导；祂说，神在哪里，敬拜就在哪里。当女人发现耶稣是弥赛亚，神的儿子时，她就去告诉城里的每一个人，他们就出来迎接祂。（参约 4）

Several years ago, a building contractor who was working on a new site next to our church asked if we were aware of the birds that were flying in and out of the attic of our church building. We had to admit that we hadn't noticed!

The songwriter of Psalm 84 saw a bird that had built her nest in the Lord's temple, and the writer reasoned that this was the best place to make oneself at home. God's hospitality extends to all that he has made, and for people who love the Lord there is no better place to be.

This psalm is a song of deep yearning for spiritual connection with God in a place of worship. The joy of worshiping God gives strength for people who travel. Even when they are far away from God's house, even in a dry place like the valley of Baka, God's presence goes with them. Wherever they may go, they can find the sweetness of God's presence in worship, so they are able to go from strength to strength.

Jesus echoed this teaching when he met a woman at a well in Samaria; he taught her that the place of worship is wherever God is. And when she discovered that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God, she went to tell everyone in her town, and they came out to meet with him (John 4)!