馬利亞尊崇歡欣之歌

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不要忘記把焦點放在神身上——我們的創造主，供應者，及我們的救主。當記念祂為我們所做的一切。

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馬利亞尊崇歡欣之歌

Mary s Song

「我心尊主為大，我靈以神我的救主為樂。」

- 路 1:46-47

"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior." — Luke 1:46-47

靈修

聖經最美的一首詩歌，便是當馬利亞默想神信實的作為，願意全心被神使用，作那應許之救主的母親時所唱的歌。儘管她知道萬代將稱她為有福，她卻謙卑地承認，這一切的發生只能靠「那有權能的......成就了大事〔的神〕。他的名為聖。」接著，她繼續稱頌神的憐憫、祂大能的作為、祂顧念窮乏人，以及祂的信實直到萬代。

One of the most beautiful songs in the Bible is the one Mary sings as she reflects on God s faithful work and prepares to become the mother of the promised Savior. Though she recognizes that all generations will call her blessed, she acknowledges with humility that all of this will take place only through "the Mighty One [who] has done great things . . .—holy is his name." She goes on to exclaim about God s mercy, his mighty acts, his compassion for the needy, and his faithfulness through all generations.

因著祂的憐憫，神的恩典臨到如馬利亞這樣卑微的人。馬利亞尊崇神並且滿心歡欣，因為藉著她將要生下的耶穌，神為罪人帶來救恩。

God, in his mercy, lifts up the humble such as Mary out of sheer grace. Mary glorifies and rejoices in the Lord because through the child she will bear, Jesus, God will bring salvation from sin.

今天我們所唱許多的歌——甚至是基督教歌，內容焦點都大多放在人的身上：我們做什麼，需要什麼，如何去做。然而，我們不要忘記把焦點放在神身上——我們的創造主，供應者，及我們的救主。當記念祂為我們所做的一切。

Many of our songs today—even our Christian songs—focus more on us: what we do, what we need, and how we act. It s important that we also focus on God, our Creator, Sustainer, and Savior—and all that he has done for us.

我很喜歡那些宣告「禰真偉大」和「禰信實何廣大」的古老詩歌。有一些當代詩歌也很好，它們提醒我們神是「良善的父親」，以及唯獨基督是我們的「房角石」。

I love some old songs that proclaim "How Great Thou Art!" and "Great Is Thy Faithfulness." And some contemporary songs remind us that God is a "Good, Good Father" and that Christ alone is our "Cornerstone."

這些詩歌唱對了，因為神本來就是這樣的。並且，祂深深愛著你和我。讓我們今天就在其中歡欣吧！

That s who the Lord is. And he loves you and me. Let s rejoice in that today!

禱告

神啊，為著馬利亞的歌，我們感謝禰。感謝禰提醒我們一切都是關乎禰，我們為著禰對我們極大的憐憫讚美尊崇禰。禰的名是至聖的！奉耶穌的名禱告，阿們。

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for Mary s song. Thank you for the reminder that it s all about you. We glorify and praise you for your great mercy to us. Holy is your name. Amen.