恭讀聖若望福音 6:22-29
那時候,留在海對岸的群眾,看見只有一隻小船留在那裏,也知道耶穌沒有同他的門徒一起上船,只有他的門徒走了——然而從提庇黎雅有別的小船來到了,靠近我主祝謝後,人們吃餅的地方——當群眾一發覺耶穌和他的門徒都不在那裏時,他們便上了那些小船,往葛法翁找耶穌去了。當群眾在海對岸找著他時,就對他說:「辣彼!你什麼時候到了這裏?」
耶穌回答說:「我實實在在告訴你們:你們尋找我,並不是因為看到了神蹟,而是因為吃餅吃飽了。你們不要為那可損壞的食糧勞碌,而要為那存留到永生的食糧勞碌,即人子所要賜給你們的,因為他是天主聖父所印證的。」他們問說:「我們該做什麼,才算做天主的事業呢?」耶穌回答說:「天主要你們所做的事業,就是要你們信從他所派遣來的。」
—基督的福音。
(Monday of the 3rd week of Easter)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 6:22-29
22 On the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. 23 However, boats from Tiber’i-as came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Caper’na-um, seeking Jesus. 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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聖若望福音16:12 —「耶穌向門徒說:『把剩下的碎塊收集起來,免得糟蹋了。』」在這裡, 祂又教給我們另一個榜樣,就是不「糟蹋」﹗不浪費﹗
在日常生活中,人類實在「糟蹋」了太多東西。試看物質富裕的國家,不管是在家中,甚至工商業也丟棄不少用不著的所謂廢物,更離譜的是看見一大車一大車的農作物倒在堆填區裡,因為農戶賣不到好價錢,又不希望降低物價。但世界的另一角落,却因著乾旱、戰亂、貧窮、飢餓而令人骨瘦如柴,肚腹鼓脹,等待死亡;但他們的眼神凌厲,直穿人的良心 — 叫喊著不公平! 不公平﹗
「人盡其才,物盡其用」、「世界一家,守望相助」是天主給人類管理大地應有的態度吧﹗利用天賜的聰明才智以建設一個更美好的世界,才不會「糟蹋」天主所賜的一切。
祈求聖神賜予人類智慧,懂得做天主要我們做的事業﹗