愛人

愛人
聖經閱讀：哥羅西書3:12-17 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年11月28日(五)

卡洛琳的丈夫史帝夫有四次中風記錄，每一次中風都比前一次嚴重，最後，史帝夫的頭腦受損了。卡洛琳也有健康的問題，但是她必須繼續工作，好讓他們能擁有保險。在卡洛琳工作的時候，她必須僱用一個人來照顧史帝夫。 　在今天的經文中，保羅鼓勵我們行事為人要像上帝聖潔的子民：「你們要有憐憫、慈愛、謙遜、溫柔，和忍耐的心」（第12b節）。我們可以藉著幫助像史帝夫和卡洛琳這樣的人來做到這些事。 　在你認識的人中，也許有人需要照顧他們的家人，這些照顧別人的人經常吃不好或睡眠不足。我們可以為這些人禱告，但是，我們或許需要多做一些。我們可以去照顧病人，使照顧他們的人可以休息一下；我們可以送飯給他們吃，或者去跟他們簡短地聊一下。 　今天就找方法去向人展現上帝的愛！ －NM 「在這一切之上，要加上愛，因為愛是聯繫一切德行的關鍵。」 歌羅西書3:14 禱告：天父，我願向人展現祢的愛。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (林威妮譯)

Loving Others
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-17
Friday, November 28, 2014

Carolyn’s husband, Steve, had four strokes. Each stroke was worse than the one before. Finally, Steve’s brain was damaged. Carolyn had health problems, too, but she had to keep working so they would have insurance. Carolyn had to hire a person to take care of Steve while she was at work. 　In our Bible Reading today, Paul encourages us to act like God’s holy people. “Show mercy to others. Be kind, humble, gentle, and patient” (verse 12b). We can do those things by helping people like Steve and Carolyn. 　There are probably people you know who take care of their family members. Often these caregivers do not eat well or get enough sleep. We can pray for these people. But maybe we need to do more. We can take care of the sick person so the caregiver can have some rest. We can take meals to them or just visit with them for a short time. 　Look for ways today to show God’s love to other people! —NM “Together with these things, the most important part of your new life is to love each other. Love is what holds everything together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:14 PRAYER: Father, I want to show Your love to other people. In Jesus’ name. Amen.