每日聖言靜思 四旬期第四週 (週六) 3月8日

信仰生活互動坊、塔冷通心靈書舍

3月8日 (週六) 若7:40-53   (其他經文──耶11:18-20 詠7)
群眾中有些人聽了這些話,便說:「這人真是那位先知。」另有些人說:「這人是默西亞。」但也有人說:「難道默西亞能來自加里肋亞嗎?經上不是說:默西亞要出自達味的後裔,來自達味出生的村莊白冷嗎?」因此,為了耶穌的緣故,在群眾中起了紛爭。他們中有些人願捉拿他,但誰也沒有向他下手。差役回到司祭長和法利塞人那裡;司祭長法利塞人問他們說:「為什麼你們沒有把他帶來?」差役回答說:「從來沒有一個人如此講話,像這人講話一樣。」法利塞人遂向他們說:「難道你們也受了煽惑嗎?首長中或法利塞人中,難道有人信仰了他嗎?但是,這些不明白法律的群眾,是可詛咒的!」他們中有一個,即先前曾來到耶穌那裡的尼苛德摩,遂向他們說:「如果不先聽取人的口供,和查明他所做的事,難道我們的法律就許定他的罪麼?」他們回答他說:「難道你也是出自加里肋亞麼?你去查考,你就能知道:從加里肋亞不會出先知的。」然後,他們就各自回家去了。

默 想──Ø 雖然尼苛德摩也是經師群中的一位,但似乎他與他們有分別。你認為是什麼分別呢?為什麼存在這些分別?
Ø 法利塞人和經師群中出現羊群效應,一窩蜂認為耶穌煽惑群眾,固然不能接受耶穌竟是默西亞,甚至想置他於死地。
Ø 但尼苛德摩──這位曾於深夜拜訪耶穌的經師,在他與耶穌的對話中,他領略到耶穌的智慧,以及耶穌所言及的重生之意,他可能甚至連自己都不清楚,自己彷彿被救恩所吸引,以致他甚至想「維護」耶穌,認耶穌為主。
Ø 今天,耶穌什麼地方吸引我們,讓我們認出祂是主?以致我們繼續跟隨祂,繼續當教友?

33天奉獻 -第十七天 - (2008年3月8日)

為瑪利亞無玷聖心凱旋的勝利作奉獻準備 – 三十三天祈禱奉獻
33 Days Prayer Consecration Preparation for the Triumphant Victory of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

訊息:

「我的天使,我的勝利是一個未知之數,要視乎我的孩子的回應而定。我告訴你們,我的勝利來臨時好像風一樣。你看不見它來自那個方向,也看不到它徘徊所在的距離。你只能感覺到風的勁急,和聽見風的呼聲。我的天使,作好準備!」93-8-3

引導:

沒有這個奉獻,我們與聖母瑪利亞和天主間的關係便不可能到達一個天主所希望的深度,一個令我們的靈魂生氣勃勃的深度。這就是為什麼那些否定聖母瑪利亞的人,永難達到天主想我們到達的高峰。天主的這些恩寵是要在祂所締造的合一中才能領受得到。

靈魂將要在耶穌內成為祂的一部分,而耶穌亦會成為靈魂的一部分,因為聖事的宮室處於聖母瑪利亞之內,那是耶穌和所有蒙召選的人形成的地方。這就是為什麼要向聖母瑪利亞作奉獻的許諾––只為更圓滿地把我們的心奉獻給她的聖子。

指示:

為聖母瑪利亞的勝利克盡本份,我們應像福音內那十個童女般等待新郎的來臨。我們等待,應該在燈中裝滿油,修剪燈芯,在澎湃的恩寵中準備迎接她的勝利。在這為世界和平的最後一戰中,讓我們永不言敗;迫害迎頭痛擊時,我們該堅定不移;我們該高舉真理的長劍,為黑暗中尋尋覓覓的人照路。為那些已奉獻給她無玷聖心的人,所有事情都是建功和獲得安慰的良機。

默想:

啊,瑪利亞無玷之心!請助我永不違背天主給我的聖意。請賜我燃點著明燈,等候妳的勝利。親愛的母親,我渴望能像妳的一貫作風,回應天主的要求。願那在十字架的祭台上焚燒著耶穌生命的愛火,佔據我整個心靈。請賜我只在妳的愛內欣喜若狂,不慨嘆任何事,只愛妳更深。但願透過童貞瑪利亞的心代禱,這一切都如願以償。

「請將我有如印璽,放在你的心上。」(歌8:6)
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Christian Ways to Reduce Stress

An Angel says, “Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn’t happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.”

1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don’t lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can’t do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don’t use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19 Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don’t wait until it’s time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good “Thank you Jesus .”
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33 Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you’re grateful for that you’ve never been grateful for before.

GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.
“If God is for us, who can be against us?”
(Romans 8:31)

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