神父講道 – 四旬期第三週 (週四) (2010年3月11日)

恭讀聖路加福音 11:14-23
那時,耶穌驅逐一個魔鬼——他是使人瘖啞的魔鬼;他出去以後,啞巴便說出話來,群眾都驚訝不止。但是,其中有人說:「他是仗賴魔王貝耳則步驅魔。」另一些人試探耶穌,向他要求一個自天而來的徵兆。耶穌知道了他們的心意,便給他們說:「凡是一國自相紛爭,必成廢墟,一家一家的敗落。如果撒殫自相紛爭,他的國如何能存立呢?因為你們說我仗賴貝耳則步驅魔,如果我仗賴貝耳則步驅魔,你們的子弟們是仗賴誰驅魔呢?為此,他們將是你們的裁判者。如果我是仗賴天主的手指驅魔,那麼,天主的國已來到你們中間了。幾時壯士佩帶武器,看守自己的宅舍,他的財產,必能安全。但是,如果有個比他強壯的來戰勝他,必會把他所依仗的一切器械都奪去,再瓜分他的贓物。不隨同我的,就是反對我;不同我收集的,就是分散。」
—基督的福音。

(3rd Week of Lent – Thursday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 11:14-23

14 Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Be-el’zebul, the prince of demons”; 16 while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul. 19 And if I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; 22 but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil. 23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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一言為定 (2010年3月11日)

「不隨同我的,就是反對我;不同我收集的,就是分散。」(路11:23)
耶穌以「如果撒殫自相紛爭,他的國如何能存立呢﹖」的邏輯,証明他是仗賴天主的手指而驅魔;同時指出:「天主的國已來到你們中間了。」
「沒有一個家僕能事奉兩個主人的:他或是要恨這一個而愛那一個,或是要依附這一個而輕忽那一個:你們不能事奉天主而又事奉錢財。」 (路16:13)
魔鬼與天主的關係,不共戴天,因此,不可能有中間路線的。不與魔鬼同行的人,自然與耶穌同行。雖然他們還未認識主,但心靈上已是屬主的人,因為耶穌說過:『誰不反對你們,就是傾向你們。』」 (路9: 50) 耶穌說這話,是向若望解釋,那些因耶穌的名而驅魔的人,雖不是耶穌的門徒,但已踏入了耶穌弟子的門檻。
耶穌肯定魔鬼成功的地方,是懂得團結一致。這是天主的本質。魔鬼卻用這方法去反對天主,傷害人類。耶穌亦提示人類必須回到被創造那一刻,完全活於天主聖三的共融中。所以,耶穌離世前,便這樣禱告:「父啊! 願他們在我們內合而為一,就如你在我內,我在你內。」(若17:21)
只有在共融合一中,人類才有希望,因位天主是共融的天主、合一的天主。因此,耶穌只能臨在有共融及友愛的地方:「那裏有兩個或三個人,因我的名字聚在一起,我就在他們中間。 」 (瑪18:20)
假若我們不選擇『愛』的道路,便是選擇了背道而馳的道路了。
梁達材神父