知己知彼

我終於都明白為何神要我去讀基督教與中國文化的神學課程。

我常為着自己是香港人而感恩：有言論自由，新聞自由，英文教育，中西合璧的生活方式，吃的用的買的都好像較合潮流和有水準…

但人卻是多麼的市劊；當有人權問題時我便說自己是香港人；而當祖國贏了奧運金牌，楊利偉乘坐「神舟五號」，成功執行中國首次載人航天飛行任務時，自己卻在說I am proud to be Chinese! 身位基督徒的我對信仰是極為執着和堅持，但對自己的民族意識卻是出奇地簿弱。

老師盡量地用客觀的角度去將中國和教會歷史灌輸給學生們。坦白說，我能吸收到的知識實在是微不足道。但當我越是聽下去時，我越覺得慚愧：若意大利人利瑪竇 (Matteo Ricci) 能心繫中國，遠赴澳門學習漢語，又觀中國醫、算、星相、物理之學，習通《四書》，又譯為拉丁，以便西佈華化等…我卻身為中國人，卻連寫和講都不精，實在是有點兒難辭其咎。

我在想，中國歷史和文化就好像媽媽的湯水一樣；我媽懂得種種藥材的名字，特質，在什麼時候煲什麼樣的湯水最好等…可惜到我這代，這類的知識卻因自己的倚賴性，不感興趣，或用了其他較方便快捷的途徑取代了傳統和文化。我想，我的下一代多數會多喝雜菜湯而非中式美味湯水…什麼去濕湯水，健脾開胃湯水等…可能有一天，這些都將成為歷史。

上完了這課後，我深深的體會到，若基督徒想要去中國宣教，或想向身邊的中國朋友傳福音，若我們能多花一點時間和心機去了解中國的文化、歷史、社會主義等，必能知己知彼， 百戰百勝。

Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams

As children bring their broken toys
with tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God
because He was my friend!

But then instead of leaving Him
in peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help
with ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried,
"How can you be so slow?"
"My child," He said
"What could I do?
You never did let go."

 ~ Author Unknown ~

Run through the rain with me Lord!

一個非常感動我的故事..

我還怕些什麼?!若主正與我同行的話我還需懼怕什麼?!

Dear Lord, please run through the rain together with me!!!

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the World. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in "Mom, let's run through the rain," she said.

"What?" Mom asked.

"Let's run through the rain!" She repeated.

"No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain,"

"We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said.

"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"

"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, He can get us through anything!"

Now the entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life.

A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing," Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked.

But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories everyday.

To Everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven!(Ecclesiates 3:1)

This is our GOD

一首最近十分感動我的歌。

幾句歌詞，簡單地敍述了我的神是一位怎樣的神。

我要單單敬拜衪！



Freely You gave it all for us
Surrendered Your life upon that cross
Great is Your love
Poured out for all
This is our God
Lifted on high from death to life
Forever our God is glorified
Servant and King
Rescued the world
THIS IS OUR GOD

Reminder Email

十分喜歡我的Sister-In-Law所forward的Reminder Email，尤其是No. 1, 20 and 21.

對基督徒非常有幫助的29條建議:
1. 下次如果覺得自己了不起時，試試行在水上。
2. 當魔鬼提醒你的過去時，請提醒牠的未來。
3. 你不是幸運，而是蒙福。
4. 若想要得著復活的生命，就要知道自己是已經與基督同死了。
5. 機會也許只敲一次門，但試探卻總是在按門鈴。
6. 我們常在強壯時，忘了 神。
7. 那些只在星期天呼喚'天父'的人，在一星期餘下的日子裏活得像孤兒。
8. 不要以自我為中心，要以基督為中心。
9. 沒有基督，沒有平安；認識基督，得到平安。
10. 為什麼我們不常向朋友提起 神？因為我們不常向 神提起我們的朋友。
11. 當把你的一切獻給基督，因為祂把祂的一切都給了你。
12. 你現在所追求的，值得基督為它死嗎？
13. 使你向 神靠近的人，是你真正的朋友。
14. 神愛我們，不是因為我們是怎樣一個人，而是因為祂是怎樣一位 神。
15. 神的應許像夜空裏的星星。夜越深，星星的光芒越亮。
16. 沒有基督的生命，是無望的盡頭。有基督的生命，是無盡的盼望。
17. 我雖不知道未來掌管著什麼，但我知道誰掌管著未來。
18. 把你的重擔交給主，讓它留在主那裏。
19. 不要畏懼明天，因為上帝已在那裏。
20. 當你除了 神，一無所有時，你將知道 神就是你全部的需要。
21. 放手交給上帝，別再向 神講述你的風暴有多大，當向風暴講述你的 神有多大。
22. 能夠滿足人心的，是造人心的那一位。
23. .請常常保持著你心裏的光，因為你不知道，誰會藉著這光走出黑暗。
24. 當我們只顧工作的時候，我們獨自工作；當我們祈禱的時候， 神工作。
25. 神無所不在，所以我們可以隨處禱告。
26. .一個沒有需要的人永遠見不到神跡。
27. 敬拜提醒我們生命的價值，但世界卻使我們忘記它。
28. 步履艱難的時候，別一味的禱告，卻不邁向 神要你走的路。
29. 禱告會為我們作很多事，憂慮同樣可以。

The Faith of a Child