「慢電視」是指對某事件進行馬拉松式的實況轉播節目。在2009年，挪威廣播公司播出了一段長達7小時的火車旅程，從此「慢電視」蔚然成風。是的，7個小時的火車旅程直播，似乎有點無聊。但它確實吸引了一群觀眾，他們覺得這段風景如畫的旅程令人著迷。

慢電視背後的理念，是以人們親身經歷的速度來展現事物，而不是用敘事劇的快速節奏來呈現。慢電視著重場景的轉變和移動，而不是緊湊的劇情，它提醒我們要品味人生的每分每秒，而不是只顧著計算時間。

英國詩人法蘭西斯．湯普森（Francis Thompson）曾在詩中提到上帝「從容的步伐」，指出上帝行事有條不紊，極有耐心，每一步都深思熟慮，有其目的。甚至在上帝表達情感的時候，我們也能看見這種緩慢和從容。在聖經中，先知約珥呼籲猶大百姓悔改，就是基於我們的上帝「不輕易發怒」的事實（約珥書2章13節）。我們行事往往充滿了戲劇張力，常被暴躁的脾氣、失控的自私所驅動，但上帝卻截然不同。上帝不輕易動怒，祂甚至對那些悖逆祂的人說：「你們要撕裂心腸，不撕裂衣服。歸向耶和華你們的上帝。」（13節）

上帝的怒氣和我們的截然不同。祂不輕易發怒，這個事實使我們能全心歸向祂。

“Slow television” is the term used to describe marathon coverage of an event, typically shown in real time. The genre gained popularity in 2009 after the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast a seven-hour train journey. Yes, seven hours, on a train. Sounds . . . boring. But it’s gained an audience that finds the scenic ride mesmerizing.

The concept behind slow TV is to show something at the rate it’s experienced instead of the speed with which a narrative drama is told. It’s built around transition and movement instead of tension and plot. Slow TV is a step toward savoring life’s minutes as opposed to counting them.

The poet Francis Thompson wrote of God’s “unperturbed pace.” Thompson meant that God moves methodically, patiently, with steps measured and intentional. We see this slowness even with God’s emotions. In Scripture, the prophet Joel’s call for the people of Judah to repent is grounded in the reality that our God is “slow to anger” (Joel 2:13). Unlike our dramatic narratives, often fueled by tempers and flying-off-the-handle selfishness, God takes a different approach. His anger arrives slowly. To a people who had rebelled against Him, God says, “Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God” (v. 13).

God’s anger isn’t like ours. He’s slow to anger, a reality that allows us to return to Him with all our hearts.