禱告05 #大齋期

禱告05 #大齋期

主耶穌，我讚美祢，因祢掌權並不是憑仗耀武揚威，乃是謙卑服事；不是靠著妄自尊大，乃是屈身受辱；不是透過威震四方，乃是自我犧牲。請幫助我看到祢身為權貴的獅子，卻謙卑地成了被宰殺的羔羊，好讓我學習如何在我的羞辱中，高舉祢的尊榮。奉基督的名，阿們。


Lord Jesus, we are amazed that you reign not through a demonstration of power, but of service; not through exaltation, but humiliation; not through might, but sacrifice. Help me to see that you were the Lion who was slain like a lamb, so that in my humiliation I might experience your exaltation. In Christ’s Name, Amen.

禱告04 #大齋期

禱告04 #大齋期

聖父，我感謝祢，我稱頌祢，因祢差遣祢的獨生子來到這個世界上。請開我的眼睛，讓我看見耶穌的聖潔與美麗，因這無瑕的羔羊甘心情願地犧牲自己，我才能得到寬恕和新的生命。願我在祢恩典的光芒裏憑信心而活，相信祢的美好，甚至願意為他人得救付上生命的代價。奉基督的名，阿們。

Holy Father, I thank and praise you for sending your only Son into the world. Give me eyes to see the beauty and perfection of Jesus, the spotless Lamb who willingly sacrificed himself so that I might receive forgiveness and new life. And in light of your grace may I live a life of faith, trusting in your goodness and laying down my life for others. In Christ’s Name, Amen.

〈大齋期的意義〉

〈大齋期的意義〉

禮儀教會在復活主日前六個禮拜，以禮拜三的聖灰崇拜開始，啟動為期共四十天的大齋期（當中不計主日，因為每個主日都是慶祝主耶穌的復活）。初期教會怎樣訂定大齋期的歷史，我們現在實不易查究，但來源與耶穌基督在曠野四十晝夜的禁食祈禱的關聯卻是肯定的。奧古斯丁年代，大齋期已成為所有基督徒的準備期在「年中的這段時間……認同……與體會主的苦難。」正如馬丁路德的十架神學，指出信徒要透過基督的受苦和十字架來認識上帝的義，也必須同樣通過他的受苦和十字架來認識上帝的智慧、全能、良善等等一切。

大齋期的拉丁字 Quadragosima 意思就是四十日。英文稱大齋期則為 Lent，這字是從古時Lencten一字縮短，意思是春天。所以，教會大齋期的意義大致可以說是在春天舉行的禁食、祈禱、默想和修養克己生活的節期。故此，教會鼓勵信徒在大齋期期間多作靜修禱告，以求反省檢討自己的過失，並修養克己節制的工夫，追求道德人格上的更加完善。正如主耶穌在曠野禁食禱告四十晝夜的一樣。

大齋期所用的節期顏色是紫色，象徵懺悔認罪。有些教會用柴色布遮蓋十字架和一些教會擺設。

今天蒙灰日(Ash Wednesday)是大齋節期的第一天。蒙灰是參照舊約時代的傳統，當人為自己、為別人向神認罪時，便會把灰撒在頭上，以表示自己的憂傷，對所犯的罪懊悔不已。在這一日、信徒會在頭部的前額或手背上蒙灰，表達自己悔罪的心，故稱此日為「蒙灰日」。現今香港只有極少數教會仍然奉行大齋期的傳統。然而在記念受難節和復活節的時候，但願我們以悔罪的心，省察自己與神的關係。

#悔罪的心

#蒙灰日的反省

BBC趣遊世界學英文 #001_比薩斜塔

BBC趣遊世界學英文 #001_比薩斜塔

#創趣動畫 #學英文

Torre di Pisa #比薩斜塔

#ORANGEjourney

HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY , BUT NOT A DESTINATION. 

Traveling gives you perspective

Meeting people from other cultures will teach you that the way you’ve been looking at the world isn’t the way everybody else does. In fact, your point-of-view might have some major blind spots. Seeing the world for yourself will improve your vision and your grip on reality.

THE MORE YOU KNOW . THE MORE YOU DON'T KNOW .

Enjoy the ORANGE moment ! 

#BrainBouncyChallenge

禱告02 #大齋期

禱告02 #大齋期

主啊，求祢幫助我們感同身受，體會祢為我們的罪所承受的痛苦與悲傷。在大齋期這段期間，求祢賜給我們勇氣，能真誠地審視壟罩在我們自己罪孽之下的那股幽暗，幫助我們重新見到祢榮耀之約的光輝，並享受祢在基督裡賜予我們的恩典。奉基督的名，阿們。

Lord, help us to share your sorrow and grief at our sin. During this season, grant us the courage to look honestly into the gloom of our sin so that we might see anew the brilliance of your glorious promise and grace to us in Christ. In Christ’s Name, Amen.

禱告01#大齋期

禱告01#大齋期

親愛的天父，我知道祢不會輕饒我所犯的罪，因為祢是神聖的上帝，祢喜愛公義，絕不容邪惡不受懲罰。但是我感謝祢，因著祢的智慧與憐憫，讓本該屬於我的詛咒落到祢獨生愛子的身上。奉基督的名，阿們。
Dear Father, I know you cannot take lightly the sins that I commit because you are a God of holiness who loves justice and does not allow evil to go unpunished. But I thank you for your wisdom and mercy in devising a plan that would allow the curse that was rightfully mine to fall upon your Son. In Christ’s Name, Amen.

西藏 ｜ 一個讓人洗滌身心靈的經歷 I 2011

A Wife’s 3 Greatest Needs I FAITH in the news

Wives, just like husbands, have many needs, but what are three of the greatest needs that a wife has?

Your Love

I believe that we all need love and to give love, but love might be the greatest need of all for her, next to her relationship with Christ. Telling your wife verbally that you love her is important, but showing it by your actions is more important. Love is not just in word but in deed, as the Apostle John wrote, “… let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18). Love is a verb more than a feeling. Love is proactive. Jesus didn’t depend on His feelings to make Him go to the cross. He did it because He knew it was our only way to be saved. Show your wife you love her by sending her a card in the mail, by bringing her flowers, taking her out to dinner, scheduling a “bed and breakfast” weekend, taking out the trash, or whatever else you see that you can do to help her and show your love for her. Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church (Eph. 5:25)

Your Attention

I am so guilty of this. My wife says something and my body language acknowledges it, but it doesn’t sink in. Shame on me. Instead of burying myself in thought, the paper, or even the Bible, I need to look my wife straight in the eyes and give her my full attention. She might not want me to solve whatever she is talking about, but she does want me to listen. It is so disrespectful when someone says something to you and you don’t even acknowledge what they said by words or by nodding your head. Men, are you really listening to your wife? Could you repeat the last sentence she said? Drop whatever it is you had going on, including the remote if necessary, and stop, look, and listen. She deserves your attention, don’t you think?

Your Faithfulness 

Surely, we husbands need to remain faithful to our wives. That is clearly commanded in Scripture. By remaining faithful to her, I mean not only avoiding adultery and pornography but avoiding commenting about other husband’s wives or looking at other women with lust. Men can so easily commit adultery of the heart. It’s like we’re hardwired that way, but we are supposed to be new creations in Christ, as Paul wrote, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Cor. 5:17). When we are born again, we are given a new nature, as Ezekiel wrote, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you” (Ezek. 36:26a), and as such, we were “buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life” (Rom. 6:4).

Conclusion

Obviously, there are a lot more than three things a wife needs that are not listed here, but surely we recognize that we need to love our wives as Christ loved the church. That means a life-sacrificing life of serving her. We need to give her our full attention when she is talking, and we need to be ever faithful to our bride, for she is a gift of God. We should treat her as such.

靠主喜樂，不是靠自我感覺良好。

人生有很多不同種類的快樂

包括來自感官的快感, 如來美食、按摩，以及來自社交與情感交流的快樂。此外還有能自我發揮與完成心願的滿足、忘我投入的「入神」境界，以致逆境中在主裏的喜樂，亦即保羅在腓立比書四章四節的呼籲：「你們要靠主常常喜樂！我再說，你們要喜樂。」

要喜樂，須由栽培（ 知足感恩的心開始 ）

多學習對人生美好的事物表達感激和欣賞，知道這些並不是理所當然的，相信一切美好的事物都是上主所賜予，有種「心滿意足」、「好得很」的觀感，相信上主安排的是最好的，知足滿足而減少與別人比較，多看自己的所是（being)與所有(having),凝聚幸福感，也就不會戀慕不屬於自己的東西。

當然，回想過去的「恩人」如何教導、激勵與善待自己，操練蒙恩感恩謝恩，就愈能具體地感激別人，愈能累積感恩的心，在逆境中能調適心態，靠主喜樂，不是靠自我感覺良好而喜樂。我們能正面而樂觀地面對生命，是因着是認識上主和信靠祂。

透過體會祂的愛與希望

我們才能承受生命的苦痛與無常

Inner Mongolia i precious moment

今早有種莫名的嘆息#九年前

莫名的嘆息

別搞錯信仰系列002 #你該放下什麼呢

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Speaking Love

Lord, I know that gossip, bad words, criticism are all contrary to the love You tell me to have for my neighbours. Please put a guard and filter over my mouth , and help me to speak only what is edifying,uplifting and encouraging to those around me. Help me to see the good in others the way do. Help me to highlight that which will bless another heart and make someone else’s day.
Amen

「And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.」
‭‭James‬ ‭3:10-12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

決志禱文#英文版

Dear lord Jesus ,

I’m sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. I believe you have died on the cross for me .Please forgive me and I repent for my sins. I invite You , Lord Jesus into my life as my Lord and Saviour. Please fill me with your holy spirit and your love , peace and joy . Thank you , Lord Jesus . Amen