日頭照好人，也照歹人

最新 06-08

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神既是這樣愛我們，

我們也應顯出

這屬天的愛。

製作：每日箴言誦讀：孫大中片頭：張妙陽

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日頭照好人，也照歹人

Sun, Rain, And Love For Everyone

「因為他叫日頭照好人，也照歹人，降雨給義人，也給不義的人。」 —太 5:45

"He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." — Matthew 5:45

靈修

在晚春明媚而炎熱的天氣過後，我們很高興迎來了一場雨，因為我們園子里的小幼苗已經開始枯萎了。園內的噴水器雖然有些幫助，但任何種植的人都知道，沒有什麼比天上降下的雨水更好了。因此，我們很感恩天父降下一場滂沱大雨。

We welcomed the rain after the first sunny, hot days of late spring. The tender young plants in our garden had begun to wilt. Sprinkling had helped, but as any gardener knows, there s nothing like rain from the heavens. So we were grateful for the soaking rain from our heavenly Father.

我們每個人都得到雨水的祝福——哪怕是那些只相信「大自然」、而不相信也不感激父神降雨水之福給他們的人。有時我會對此感到納悶，也許你也會。我和妻子總是儘力教導孩子們在收到禮物時說「謝謝」。 (如果他們沒有表達感謝，我很想下次就不給他們禮物了。)

Everyone around us received rain—even people who speak of "Mother Nature" or express no gratitude to the Father for raining his blessings on them. I sometimes wonder about this. Maybe you do too. My wife and I did our best to teach our children to say thank you for the gifts they received. (When they did not give thanks, I was tempted to withhold gifts the next time around.)

我們今天引用的經文，在神學上已經被爭論了數百年。而神的園子中的這一課，說明天父的供應會賜給所有不配的兒女，包括「好人和歹人」。不但如此，這一課有更深入的教導。那就是，凡向神心懷感恩的兒女，要向叛徒、騙子、及逼迫者這等「仇敵」顯出屬天的愛來。

Our verse for today has been quoted across the centuries in theological debates. This lesson from God s garden demonstrates the heavenly Father s providence to all his undeserving children—"the evil and the good." And the lesson goes further. God s grateful children are to show heavenly love to "enemies" such as betrayers, cheats, and persecutors.

對於這項愛的功課，我建議你以禱告開始一天，求問神如何使你將祂的溫情和良善帶進朋友和仇敵的生命中。並在這一天中，祈求神使你所有的鄰舍，都能透過聖子耶穌來認識祂。

For this work of love, I recommend beginning the day with prayer for how you can shine God s warmth and goodness into the lives of friends and enemies alike. And throughout the day, pray that all your neighbors will come to know the Father through Jesus, the Son.

禱告

天父啊，我為著陽光雨露感謝禰。當我接受禰的禮物時，求禰提醒我，這些禮物都是我要與他人分享，使之能彰顯禰完全的愛的。奉耶穌的名禱告，阿們。

Prayer

Father in heaven, thank you for sunshine and rain. As I receive your gifts, remind me that they are for sharing and reflecting your perfect love with others. In Jesus, Amen.