tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56736717775969146402024-02-20T00:44:48.798-08:00Fung's GardenFung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.comBlogger572125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-5789964792384093912014-08-04T22:22:00.003-07:002014-08-04T22:22:57.991-07:00鼓勵認真探索真理<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">你所喜愛的、是內裡誠實.你在我隱密處、必使我得智慧。</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">(</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">詩</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> 51:6)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-39030543943149681412014-04-07T00:07:00.004-07:002014-04-07T00:07:41.039-07:00經歷神的旅程<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">生命好像是一個不清楚終點在那裡的漫長旅程。我們往往不肯定所停留之處、是否就是自己人生最終的歸宿。但過了不久、發現我們又要再次踏上征途。曾幾何時、當我們遇到親切的鄰舍、合拍的同事和美好相交的屬靈群體,我們都會以為已經到達了人生最高峰的階段。但誰不知那只不過是人生旅程中的一個小站而已。</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">我們很快被催促上路,並非是因為我們不滿足、而是因為我們太自滿。一切安逸的小站彷彿是太舒服和容易了。故此最安逸平穩的地方、往往便成為對我們豐盛生命試探最大的地方、因為它會誘惑我們偏離捨己服役於人的精釆旅程。
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">歷代屬靈長者們都提醒我們、平穩安逸的生活絕非我們應該追求的歸宿</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> - <span lang="ZH-TW">因為它會變成跘倒我們成長的偶像</span> - <span lang="ZH-TW">我們應該追求建造在神裡面、超越安逸生活的一種信仰系統。上帝選擇住在我們裡面、好叫我們選擇住在祂裡面。上帝喜悅住在我們裡面。但祂不一定會祝福我們在生命中所建造的一切。</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">事實上、假若我們真住在祂裡面、我們在生命中所建造的、便絕對不會是用草木禾楷所堆砌而成的安樂窩。保羅提醒哥林多的信徒說:「<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">我照神所給我的恩、好像一個聰明的工頭、立好了根基、有別人在上面建造.只是各人要謹慎怎樣在上面建造。因為那已經立好的根基、就是耶穌基督、此外沒有人能立別的根基。若有人用金、銀、寶石、草木、禾楷、在這根基上建造.各人的工程必然顯露.因為那日子要將他表明出來、有火發現.這火要試驗各人的工程怎樣。人在那根基上所建造的工程、若存得住、他就要得賞賜。人的工程若被燒了、他就要受虧損.自己卻要得救.雖然得救乃像從火裡經過的一樣。豈不知你們是神的殿、神的靈住在你們裡頭麼?</i></b>」
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-23102349741148576362014-03-21T02:45:00.001-07:002014-03-21T02:45:17.582-07:00禱告的言語<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-83308902721225182562014-03-16T22:45:00.000-07:002014-03-16T22:45:58.464-07:00騰出等候的空間<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">等候是屬靈操練和生命成長的必修科。特別對我們活在繁忙大都市的人來說、這更是一門很困難學習的功課。現代人每天都要面對立刻需要解決的問題、多方面的抉擇、和期待急速回覆的電郵等等。這些工作的壓力都會令人疲於奔命、甚至難以呼吸。我們實在需要停下來,為自己騰出一些空間、去聆聽上帝在其中的作為,和祂願意我們所要學習的等候功課。我們得力真是在乎平靜安穩地仰望神。</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-21826926891504944032014-02-11T17:32:00.003-08:002014-02-11T17:32:55.107-08:00內在的醫治<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-64194701170600485042013-11-27T04:54:00.001-08:002013-11-27T04:54:05.448-08:00恩慈與服亊<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愛是恆久忍耐、又有恩慈.愛是不嫉妒.愛是不自誇.不張狂.不作害羞的事.不求自己的益處.不輕易發怒.不計算人的惡.不喜歡不義.只喜歡真理凡事包容.凡事相信.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">凡事盼望.凡事忍耐。</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB;">(</span><span style="font-family: DFKai-SB; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">林前</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB;"> 13:4-7)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-82727602836399818012013-11-19T23:14:00.005-08:002013-11-19T23:14:46.465-08:00嶄新異象的挑戰<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">願使人有盼望的神、因信、將諸般的喜樂平安、充滿你們的心、使你們藉著聖靈的能力、大有盼望。</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> (</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">羅</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> 15:13)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">靈命的成長並非只在肯定我們慣常熟識的事情和原則</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">; </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也是去尋索和發現一些嶄新罕見的生命素質。故此屬靈操練是在包括建立某種良好生活的習慣之外、也帶著興奮期待的態度去不斷闖進人生成長的新領域。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-84230219461555724562013-11-05T06:17:00.000-08:002013-11-05T06:17:46.143-08:00活出真我<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-3888440466258820492013-10-31T23:40:00.002-07:002013-10-31T23:40:15.601-07:00不完美者的期盼<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">他因軟弱被釘在十字架上、卻因神的大能、仍然活著.我們也是這樣同他軟弱、但因神向你們所顯的大能、也必與他同活。</span></i><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> (<span lang="ZH-TW">林後</span> 13:4)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">靜思自省本應帶來更新</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">的力量、智慧和委身。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">但事實並非如此。靜思</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">自省往 往令人卻步難前</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">。原因是在自省中、往往發現自己實在距離真善美的目標</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">太 遙遠,而且對於是否能夠達標、也感到心有餘而力不足。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">因而會變得失望, 沮喪</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">和甚至放棄。 </span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-53603845254314271352013-10-24T22:10:00.001-07:002013-10-24T22:10:49.093-07:00禱告的更新<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-57121094514902763092013-10-14T03:10:00.001-07:002013-10-14T03:18:24.993-07:00From Mountain Top to Valley of the shadow of death<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lawrence/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" unselectable="on"></a><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">七月份烏干達之旅猶如一個<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">站在榮耀高峰</b>的經歷。過去兩年,我們一直禱告尋求機會服事烏干達的弱勢社群。但我們兩次嘗試申請成立一個在烏國的非牟利服務機構</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> (NGO) </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,都不成功。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">去年底(</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">2012</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">)當我計劃今年出訪烏國行程時,我還不肯定到底申請成立機構會否成功,好叫我們可以正式開展烏國的服事。然而,神在三個月前,奇妙地安排機會讓我們的宣教士,得以認識烏國的副財長。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">透過他的幫助,我們終於可以順利完成申請</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">NGO</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的手續。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> Fred Jachan Omash</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是一位虔誠的天主教徒。他曾經是烏國銀行的行長,也是現任國會議員和副財長。他誠意邀請我們到</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Jonam</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祖林縣,他的家鄉去提供扶贫服務。藉著他的介紹,我們又認識了當地其中一個部落的國王</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Charles Okumu Ombidi III</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">。這年青的國王是一位虔誠的基督徒。他希望我們藉神的話來教導他的子民。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-59115479728919504982013-09-19T00:25:00.000-07:002013-09-19T00:37:35.475-07:00除舊迎新的勇氣<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-78881954114815926042013-04-22T01:19:00.000-07:002013-04-22T01:19:01.453-07:00務要堅持到底<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">但為了別人的好處我們便不一定會有同樣的委身態度。更不用</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Gulim;">說要</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">為了不認識的人犧牲一切、赴湯蹈火地堅持到底。</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-89878294890188676662013-03-05T08:14:00.002-08:002013-03-05T08:14:52.413-08:00讚美神的獨特<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-56862356691978428842013-02-08T00:52:00.001-08:002013-02-08T00:52:18.141-08:00忙碌與沉悶<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-40500820332706631812013-02-06T01:08:00.002-08:002013-02-06T01:08:18.876-08:00人在江湖身不由己?
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-75301460859950566132013-02-03T19:30:00.000-08:002013-02-03T19:30:28.528-08:00勝過能力的軟弱<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-36115115018289553062013-01-31T18:00:00.000-08:002013-01-31T18:00:32.430-08:00盼望與行為<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-14321979713601719982013-01-29T19:42:00.001-08:002013-01-29T19:42:20.746-08:00禱告與盼望<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">獨處的重點在於專注的聆聽。然而聆聽必須要有雙線的溝通才能更有果效。</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">就是透過發問來澄清所聽到的信息是否從神而來、也可以更深入了解那信息中的含義 -<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <em><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">我若在你眼前蒙恩、求你給我一個證據、使我知道與我說話的就是主.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">(</span></em><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">士師記</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">
6:17)<span style="font-family: 標楷體;">。</span></span> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">這種禱告不是單強調認罪或感恩讚美、也不是用來為別人的需要代求。這種在獨處中的禱告是要追求更明白神的心意、好讓我們的思想言行都順服在祂的帶領之中。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 標楷體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-21906234964031716262013-01-23T19:12:00.001-08:002013-01-23T19:12:23.922-08:00獨處中的專注
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-65624553228847589172012-12-27T19:12:00.001-08:002012-12-27T19:12:21.662-08:00獨處是要與神同在<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-67610197818904801172012-12-23T23:24:00.001-08:002012-12-23T23:24:21.250-08:00獨處默想的操練<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</span></i><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">(路 5:15-16)</span><span style="font-family: 標楷體; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 標楷體; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"><span style="font-size: large;">獨處默想的操練經常會碰到重重阻力。其中包括有外在環境而來的壓力和發自內心的煩躁雜亂思想等。故此我們有必須建立操練獨處的習慣。事實上、人是有足夠的理由不選擇抽離獨處。因此我們需要好好計劃獨處默想的操練。我們絕對不能倚賴老我的自發而行、因為這操練絕非人性的自然傾向。<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 標楷體; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"><span style="font-size: large;">獨處默想的操練基本上沒有一種最理想的時間和地方。每一個人都必須按照自己的生活習慣和工作日程、來選擇一種最合適自己操練獨處默想的時間和地方。對某一些人來說、早上可能是最合適的時間;
但對另一些人而言、午飯時候或晚間會更合適。有些人喜歡在家中某處安靜的角落來操練獨處。但也有些人喜歡到公園或海灘去安靜默想。無論在什麼的時間或地方、最要緊的就是讓我們可以真正安靜去操練獨處默想的功課。<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 標楷體;"><span style="font-size: large;">操練的重點在於能為自己騰出空間來作生命的反省。身心靈的忙碌會令人感到疲乏、混亂和迷惘。心中失去了重心便會時常覺得有種不知所措或若有所失的一種莫名感受。獨處默想的習慣是為生命建立一個屬靈傳统、幫助我們勝過每次在安靜中都忙著要尋找某種人生決策和方向的渴求。透過這種屬靈傳统、我們便可以在獨處安靜中放鬆自己的緊張情緒、享受與神同在的親密空間。<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 標楷體;"><span style="font-size: large;">有獨處的空間不一定會有反省和默想的發生。在安靜的環境中也可以有很多不同的干擾。我們心中莫名的忙亂、失落、衰敗和恐懼感都會在安靜中忽然湧進來。我們需要一段較長的時間才能叫心中的干擾和躁音慢慢安靜下來。正如幼苗需要在寂靜的泥濘中等候多時才茁壯起來。故此、忍耐和堅持都是操練獨處默想所必須要有的部份。</span></span></div>
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-52915977934483321712012-12-22T00:05:00.000-08:002012-12-22T00:05:18.338-08:00僕人領袖的責任與成長<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">作為一個負責任的領袖是</span><span style="font-family: DFKai-SB; mso-bidi-font-family: MingLiU;">絕對無可口非的事。但做一個自義和自恃的領袖卻是一個極大的假象。領袖經常面對群体的壓力去成為一個强壯自恃的人。因此領袖時常都處於只有施予、而沒有接受幫助的光景中。這絕對不是一個健康的社會現象。<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Fung's gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219996279081804852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673671777596914640.post-27068513838862667762012-12-12T01:36:00.005-08:002012-12-12T01:36:57.254-08:00行動與結果
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<span style="font-family: DFKai-SB;"><span style="font-size: large;">其實一些所謂“屬靈的操練”是會很實際地影响我們的日常生活。比方、假若我們每天抽時間獨處默想、我們必然可以重新得力。若果我們顧惜我們的心靈健康、我們的身体也會因此而得益處。假若我們有意義地在白天生活、我們必然可以在晚上安然入睡。良善的作為會帶來良善的後果。美好的種子也會結出美好的果實來。<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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