關愛孤單的人

最新 07-18

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今天，你有沒有效法神，

以憐憫的心去關懷身邊的人呢？

製作：每日箴言誦讀：楚雲片頭：張妙陽

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關愛孤單的人

Loneliness

「神使孤獨的有家，使被囚的出來享福。」

—詩 68:6

"God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing." —Psalm 68:6

靈修

對於孤單的人——寡婦、孤兒、被囚的、無家可歸的——我們可以做什麼，來幫助他們看到並不是沒有人關心他們呢？歸根究底，愛我們的神是我們的居所；祂是「孤兒的父」，衪願意收納我們成為祂的兒女。衪為寡婦伸冤，叫孤獨的有家，釋放被囚的，又叫他們快樂歌唱。

The lonely—widows, orphans, prisoners, the homeless—what can be done to ease their sense that no one cares? Ultimately, God in his love is our dwelling place. As "a father to the fatherless," he adopts us as his children. He defends the widow, sets the lonely in families, frees prisoners, and puts a song in their mouths.

在釋放以色列民脫離埃及為奴之地後，神便帶領他們走過西乃半島的曠野，祂使他們的敵人四散，又叫祂疲乏的子民重新得力。在衪的誡命中，祂特別設例照顧寡婦孤兒、外邦人、客旅，和所有貧苦的人。

When God led Israel through the desert wasteland of the Sinai Peninsula after freeing them from Egypt, he scattered their enemies and refreshed his weary people. And in his law he made special provisions for widows and orphans, for foreigners, visitors, and all who were poor.

GIF/63K

能夠成為神的子民、基督的教會、神應許的後嗣、得蒙拯救的人，這是何等的福分！有些人認為基督的教會十分枯燥，到那裡只是浪費時間，所以參加過一兩次崇拜後，很快便不再去了。可惜，他們錯過了他們本來可以享受到的主內情誼——就是與那些經歷神的大愛和恩典的人的交往。因著基督為人所受的苦，凡相信祂的人也樂意與人分享愛和恩典。對，神的子民，願意關懷受苦的人。

To be a part of the people of God, the church of Christ, heirs of the promise, recipients of salvation—this is a great, great blessing. There are people who think of Christ s church as boring and a waste of time. They go to worship once or twice and soon give up. But they miss the fellowship that they could enjoy—the fellowship of all who share in God s deep love and grace, made possible through Christ s sufferings for all who believe. God s caring people have a heart for those who are suffering.

今天，你有沒有效法神，以憐憫的心去關懷身邊的人呢？

Are you following God s example and caring with compassion for others today?

禱告

主啊，「除你以外，在天上我有誰呢？除你以外，在地上我也沒有所愛慕的！我的肉體和我的心腸衰殘，但神是我心裡的力量，又是我的福分，直到永遠」。惟願我能以禰的愛去關愛孤單的人。奉耶穌的名祈求，阿們。

Prayer

Lord, "Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" (Psalm 73:25-26). May I reach out with your love to people who are lonely. In Jesus, Amen.