恭讀聖若望福音 14:23-29
那時候,耶穌對門徒說:「誰愛我,必遵守我的話,我父也必愛他,我們要到他那裡去,並要在他那裡,作我們的居所。那不愛我的,就不遵守我的話。你們所聽到的話,並不是我的,而是派遣我來的父的話。「我還與你們在一起的時候,給你們講論了這些事;但那護慰者,就是父因我的名,所要派遣來的聖神,祂必要教訓你們一切,也要使你們想起,我對你們所說的一切。「我把平安留給你們,我將我的平安賜給你們;我所賜給你們的,不像世界所賜的一樣。你們心裡不要煩亂,也不要膽怯。你們聽見我給你們說過:我去,但我還要回到你們這裡來。如果你們愛我,就該喜歡我往父那裡去,因為父比我大。現在,在事發生前,我就告訴了你們,為使你們在事發生時,能夠相信。」
—基督的福音。
(6th Sunday of Easter)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 14:23-29
23 Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 He who does not love me does not keep my words; and the word which you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me. 25 “These things I have spoken to you, while I am still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, `I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place, you may believe.
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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神父和我到了一位獨居女士的家中,原因是她心裡覺得不舒暢,也覺得家中有點兒古怪,所以請神父為她聖屋。
神父和我也覺得她的家有點兒不對勁:應該放在屋中當眼地方的大十字架,竟高高放在書房內的牆角﹔屋內的傢俬都是依風水擺放,特別睡床﹔她告訴我們廚房裡的櫃常常發出古怪聲。我們熟落了,她就將二十多年前曾經墮胎而自責至今的痛苦說出來,她說辦過告解也幫不了心靈的平安,唯有跟朋友看風水,但仍是無效﹗我心想,人依靠於黑暗勢力,必失去平安,也自趨滅亡。
「耶穌向她說:『我也不定妳的罪;去罷﹗從今以後不要再犯罪了﹗』」若8:11 耶穌如何對待罪婦?﹗在辦告解時,耶穌是藉著神父有形的臨在,接納我們真心的悔過和皈依;最重要的是全心相信耶穌的無限慈悲,完全的寬恕﹗與天父修和後,應是平安的、喜樂的,並且從新開始,努力活於主內﹗可惜的,有不少人仍是不信,那女士也是其中一人吧﹗
我們心裡不要煩亂,也不要膽怯,因為主耶穌真的把平安留給了我們,祂的確將祂的平安賜給了我們。主,慈悲的君王,我們信賴祢﹗
Thank you Father Leung.