愛你的敵人

愛你的敵人
聖經閱讀：路加福音6:27-36 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年6月30日(日)

我是在一所啟聰學校裡長大的，我有好成績，也參與了許多運動項目。然後，我上了一所專為聽障者辦的大學，那時我開始跟來自全美國各地的聽障學生交往。 　在大學時，我開始做一些以前從沒做過的事，不久之後，我就染上了毒癮。我的生活一團糟，我知道我正讓魔鬼來控制我。 　然後，我認識了耶穌，也成為基督徒，那條把我跟魔鬼綁在一起的鍊條就不見了！在耶穌裡我得著了自由。 　但是，在我的感覺裡，那些曾經鼓勵我去做壞事的人都像是我的敵人。然後，我讀了今天聖經閱讀裡的經文，在這些經節裡，耶穌告訴我們應該要愛我們的敵人，並且為他們禱告。當我開始愛我的敵人時，我感覺一副重擔就從我的生命中被提走。 　而你呢？你願不願意去愛你的敵人、原諒他們並為他們禱告呢？—DG* 「但是，你們這些聽我話的，我告訴你們，要愛你們的仇敵，善待恨惡你們的；」 路加福音6:27 禱告：上帝，謝謝祢賜下耶穌，也謝謝祢教導我愛我的敵人。奉祂的名，阿們！ (EHI譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Love Your Enemies
Bible Reading: Luke 6:27-36
Sunday, June 30 2013

I grew up in a deaf school. I got good grades and participated in sports. Then I went to a college for deaf people. I started socializing with deaf students from all over the United States. 　At college I started doing things that I had not done before. Soon I was addicted to drugs. My life fell apart. I realized that I was allowing the devil to control me. 　Then I learned about Jesus, and I became a Christian. The chains that had bound me to the devil were gone! I was free in Jesus. 　But I felt like the people who had encouraged me to do bad things were my enemies. Then I read the verses from our Bible reading today. In these verses, Jesus tells us that we should love our enemies and pray for them. When I started loving my enemies, I felt that a burden had been lifted from my life. 　What about you? Are you willing to love your enemies, forgive them and pray for them? —DG* “But I say to you people who are listening to me, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.” Luke 6:27 PRAYER: God, thank You for Jesus and for teaching me to love my enemies. In His name. Amen.