順利畢業

努力的結果總算沒有白費，我畢業啦！

而且感謝神， 收到畢業証書的一刻發現自己拿到了優良等級，
真的很高興 XDXDXD

Positive Mintues (Hour of Power) - Dec 10

2012年12月10日

 

兩人總比一人好

「朋友乃時常親愛…」箴言17:17上

祖迪是我自中學便認識的一位很要好的朋友。有一天，她致電給我。自我青少年時，她媽媽一直是我的「誼母」。據她親生女兒告知，蒂儀媽媽最近身體不大好。蒂儀媽媽的思想仍然清晰，可惜她的身體已經衰殘，四肢癱瘓，在她現居的老人院裡，她要完全倚賴醫護人員。她只能定睛看那安裝在距離她床15尺的小型電視機，而大部分時間，她會望向窗外或小睡來度過每一天。

 

不用說，祖迪早已為她體弱的媽媽傷心不已，因她媽媽知道自己在世的生命時日無多，現在只渴求歸天家。而這位孝順的女兒不惜一切，讓她媽媽的生活盡量過得舒適，然而她等候和疑惑，可否有更好的方法來照顧她的媽媽，這實在給她太大的壓力，身心俱疲。

我 的「親生」母親，了不起的媽媽麗韻，剛在半年前去世。在最近一次發給祖迪的電郵中，我這樣分享：「在這段關心我們摰愛母親的傷痛時期，主一次又一次與我們 同行的經歷，實在奇妙。我非常愛你，無論怎樣，很想在你身旁支持你。」瞬間，我最喜歡的其中幾節經文在我腦海浮現，我就與祖迪分享，希望這經文能給祖迪一 個確據，在她傷心之時，她不是孤單一人。

 

「兩個總比一個人好，因為二人勞碌同得美好的果效。若是跌倒，這人可以扶起他的同伴……有人攻勝孤身一人，若有二人便能敵擋他。（傳道書4:9 -10；12上）
祈禱： 親愛的主！助我成為別人的朋友，藉著話語和行為，使他們振作，得著力量。 在艱難時期，感謝那些曾幫助我的朋友，支持我，幫助我度過傷痛歲月，讓我感到，我不是孤單一人。阿們！

靈修：你曾經與誰一起同行，每一步支持及鼓勵他們走過試煉？在你需要之時，又有誰曾幫助你呢？

 

 

10 Dec 2012

 

Two are better than one...

"A friend loves at all times..."  - Proverbs 17:17a

Judi, a dear, longtime friend since high school, called the other day. Her mom has been my "second mom" since I was a teenager, and, according to her "first" daughter, Momma Dee is not doing so well these days. Dee is still thinking with clarity, but her body has given out to a condition that has rendered her quadriplegic and totally dependent on medical personnel in the rest home she now occupies. With eyes that strain to read or watch the tiny TV mounted 15 feet from her bed, most of her hours are now spent looking out the window or napping away the day.

Needless to say, Judi is already grieving for her vibrant mother who knows that her life is fading and now yearns for her heavenly home. This loyal daughter will do everything to make her mom's life as comfortable as possible, but the waiting and the wondering if there is a better way to care for her mom weighs heavily on my friend.

My "first" mom, my wonderful mother LaVerne, passed away only six months ago. In a recent e-mail to Judi, I shared, "It's amazing that the Lord is walking us, one right after the other, through this heartbreaking season with our beloved mothers. I love you so much and want to be there for you in any way I can." Instantly, one of my favorite scriptures popped into my mind, and I shared it, hoping it would assure Judi that she is not alone in her time of heartbreak:

"Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble...A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer" (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10,12a)Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to be a friend to others, lifting and strengthening them through word and deed. Thank You for those friends who have helped me through times of trouble, standing back-to-back with me, helping me to get through seasons of sorrow, showing me that I am not alone. Amen.
Devotion: Who have you walked with through a time of trial, supporting and encouraging them each step of the way? Who has helped you in your times of need?

 

心放晴～～～每天也是假期天

研究所終於唸完，辛苦努力終於學有所成，

回望過去這兩年的打拼，

我所得著的遠比失去的多，

感謝主， 為我打開這一道從沒有想像過的門，

還有幾天爸媽也到來，

心情起High的，

感覺上每天也是假期天。

Ride this feeling

感覺， 錯覺到底是怎樣？

我相信直覺， 因為這是我的本能，

我卻害怕被感覺操控，因為這是在直覺範圍以外。

但當被錯覺充滿之時，

我變得無招架之力

 

祂給我的擁抱

臨近學期尾也接近畢業的日子，

每一位也近乎瘋癲狀況，

寫作一直是我最弱的部份，

不要說英語不是我的第一語言，

連本地生也努力在拚寫論文，

各人都一樣背負著很大壓力。

一直很知道心裡所想的是向著 “藝術治療”的路進發，

但不斷的有負面思想去否定自己，

再加上想家、想婚、想小孩的引誘衝激，

常常搖擺不定，

老實說真的感覺很累，

內心與思想一直在鬥爭。

我清楚知道自己是軟弱的，

今天剛強， 明天又懼怕。

今天神送給我一份禮物，

有一位看事及人很利害的老師走過我的工作室，

她問起我的近況如何？（因她不是我的直屬老師），

我跟她說其實都很大壓力及想繼續唸“藝術治療”，

 她很鼓勵我走這條路，

而且她也說不要被複雜的思想抹去自己心裡所想。

她平常素以言辭鋒利見稱， 

沒想到她會如此的溫柔鼓勵我，

那一刻她好像我的媽媽，

我立刻請求她給我一個擁抱，

淚水立刻落下。

感謝神， 祂知道我需要被擁抱、被鼓勵。

最後她也說我一定可以做到。

我知道這一切一切都是祂給我的擁抱！！！

因為心裡感動萬分，淚水停不下來，

旁邊同學也走來問候，

分享完之後她再給我一個抱抱。

感謝神， 我今天的心很溫暖，

因為我得著三個不同的『愛的抱抱』

Positive minute (Hour of Power) - Oct 15

2012年10月15日

在神愛的庇難所...

「愛裡沒有懼怕．愛既完全、就把懼怕除去。」約翰一書4章18上

當面臨受威脅的情況下，我們往往採取很多預防措施，以至在意識到的危險裡，能確保我們的摰愛和自己的安全。

在颱風季節裡，如我們居於海岸邊，我們會儲存食物、 儲水，以及用木板鞏固窗戶。在居於地震區，我們也會採取類似的安全措施。1999 年，我們不斷擔憂，於2000 年 1 月 1 日時鐘敲響零晨12 時 01 分時，全球電腦可能會關閉。在 20 世紀 50 年代和 60 年代，因核戰爭的恐懼，曾激發起一股熱潮，在住所的地下室和後院底下，建設輻射塵庇難所。

然而，在冷戰時期，生活於恐懼之中的馬丁路德鼓勵我們：「我們不需要跟風，購買輻射塵庇難所。上帝是我們永恆的輻射塵庇難所。」

禱告： 主啊！謝謝祢的愛，這是我唯一需要的庇難所。這庇難所在我裡面是存在的──給我加力和驅走我的恐懼。幫助我毫無畏懼地愛別人，就如祢給我的愛一樣。阿們！

反思：神的愛如何平伏你的恐懼？而神的愛在你裡面，又如何幫助你安撫別人的恐懼？

15 October 2012

In the shelter of God's love...

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear." - 1 John 4:18a

When faced with frightening situations, we often take amazing precautions to keep our loved ones and ourselves safe from perceived dangers.

If living along a coast during hurricane season, we stock up on food, store water, and board up our windows. In earthquake territory, similar safety measures are followed. In 1999, we worried incessantly that computers around the world would shut down  when the clock struck 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2000. In the 1950s and '60s, fears of nuclear war spurred a building boom of fallout shelters in basements and under backyards.

However, Martin Luther King, Jr., living in that time of fear during the Cold War, encouraged us that "We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter. God is our eternal fallout shelter."

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for Your love, which is the only shelter I'll ever need. It is active in me - strengthening me and driving away my fears. Help me to love others fearlessly with the same love that You have for me. Amen.

Reflection: How does God's love help to calm your fears? How does God's love in you help you to calm the fears of others?

 

Positive Minute (Hour of Power) - Oct 10

2012年10月10日

 

重視品格…

 

「… 你們得力在乎平靜安穩…」以賽亞書30章15節

 

自四年前的金融海嘯，我們最終學會的功課，就是在各個機構中，在各項社會運動裡，品格是最重要的。我們察覺到，我們在世上需要有品格的人 ─ 那些人基本上不在乎別人怎樣想，不計較他們的名聲，而是重視自己的品格，是正確的事就會去做。

 

我們就這樣越來越重視我們真正是誰，和別人的內心深處到底是一個怎麼樣的人，這才是重要。

 

在神的各種事工裡，品格賦予力量和能力。然而，不只是領袖需要良好的品格，還有各機構中的所有人都需要。我們必須擁有真正品格的人，就是真心喜歡做正直的事，就是喜歡這樣作。

 

讓我們真心愛人，真正看重神怎樣看我們，而少一點在乎其別人怎樣看自己。身為信徙，讓我們一起，倚靠神在我們裡面的力量和真理，成為有良善品格的人，在艱難時刻，正如現今的境況中，無私地幫助別人。

 

禱告：神的聖靈啊，今天我活著所得的力量，是在乎平靜安穩。幫助我領悟這真理，然後在困苦時期，就如現今的境況中去幫助別人，我活在世上的餘生也要這樣作，因這是祢給我的旨意。
反思：在困難時刻，品格如何幫助你？缺乏品格所導致的過失或不當行為，怎樣傷害了你或他人？今天，靠著神的力量，你作什麼來幫助有需要的人？

 

 

10 October 2012

Character counts...
"...In quietness and confidence is your strength..." - Isaiah 30:15c, NLT

If we've learned something in the last, what, four years since the great collapse in our economy, it is that character is the most important thing in any organization, in any movement. We've discovered that what we need in our world are people of character - men and women who primarily care not about what people think, not about their own reputations, but about character - doing what is right just for the sake of doing it.

We've come to care more about who we really are, and whom that other person is deep down inside. That's what matters.

 

Character is what gives strength and power to any movement of God. However, it's not just in the leader that needs good character, but also in all the people involved in any organization. We must all be people of true character, people who really love doing good. Just love it.

Let's truly love people and care deeply about what God thinks about us, and care less about what anybody else thinks. Together, let's depend on God's strength and truth in us, as believers, to be people of good character helping others selflessly in times such as these.

Prayer: Spirit of God, in quietness and confidence is my strength for living today. Help me to take in this truth, and then help others, as is Your will for me, in times such as these and for the rest of my life on earth. Amen.

Reflection: How has character helped you during hard times? How has a lack of character in missteps or misdeeds hurt you or others? What are you doing, today, in God's strength to help others in need?