憐憫

憐憫
聖經閱讀：以弗所書2:1-10 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年3月1日(五)

我的先生是費城人，每次我們拜訪費城時，他總是喜歡開車到處看看，同時告訴我他小時候的故事。最近有一次，他帶我去看一所「憐憫醫院」，小時候一受傷，媽媽就會帶他到這家醫院。他告訴我，他到這家醫院有太多次了，所以醫生和護士都知道他的名字！ 　我開始想像我先生到這家醫院的情形，裡面的醫療人員原本可以對他說：「你又從樹上摔下來了？我們可不打算再幫你。」但是，醫生和護士卻還是幫了他，他們對他施了憐憫──就跟這家醫院的名字一樣。 　上帝的教會就像這家醫院，我們每一個人都生病了，我們生的病就是我們的罪。如果我們悔改並且求上帝原諒我們，祂就會再給我們一次機會，而且會幫助我們不再犯罪。上帝對我們施了憐憫。 　今天閱讀的經文談到上帝的愛和憐憫，這就是祂賜給我們的禮物，我希望你已經接受了這份藉著耶穌而賜下的救恩禮物。—SAH 「但是，上帝有豐盛的憐憫；他對我們的愛浩大無窮。」 以弗所書2:4 禱告：親愛的主，謝謝祢的憐憫、恩惠、和慈愛。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (EHI譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Mercy
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10
Friday, March 1, 2013

My husband is from Philadelphia. Every time we visit that city, he loves to drive around and tell me stories about his childhood. On a recent trip, my husband showed me Mercy Hospital. When he got hurt as a child, that is where his mother took him. He told me he was at the hospital so many times that the doctors and nurses all knew his name! 　I started thinking about my husband going to the hospital. The medical staff could have said to him, “You fell out of the tree again? We are not going to help you.” But the doctors and nurses helped him. They showed him mercy — just like the name of the hospital. 　God’s church is like that hospital. We all are sick. Our sickness is our sin. If we repent and ask God to forgive us, He gives us another chance. And God helps us not sin again. God shows us mercy. 　Our Bible Reading today talks about God’s love and mercy. That is His gift to us. I hope you have accepted this gift of salvation through Jesus. —SAH “But God is rich in mercy, and he loved us very much.” Ephesians 2:4 PRAYER: Dear Lord, thank You for Your mercy, love and grace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.