Analogy about a couple

A husband and a wife are like:

Gas pedal and brake,

Only with the tank of gas from God’s provision of grace,

The couple can cooperate with each other to sojourn in the world.

 

A husband and a wife are like:

Feet and hands are connecting with the body,

Both are under the Head of God, who commands and controls each part,

The couple walk together by feet in the world as well as lift up needs by hands of prayer in the spirit.

Wherever the feet are directed by the Head to go,

The hands may be used by the Head to care, comfort and conquer.

靠著那加給我力量的主耶穌,雙腳行在主的旨意裡,雙手凡事都能做。

When the feet go wrong, 

The hands openly surrender to the Head to pray,

Waiting for the Head to control the feet to come back to the right track.

This relationship is God’s design to join two talents in this temporary earthly journey,

Until arriving at the eternal heavenly home, 

A husband and a wife are not married anymore,

Each is accountable to the Head for his and her reward of faith.

 

聽見

我心中有聖靈

我必聽得到神對我的提醒

我一心敬畏神,討主的喜悅

神必感動我,賜給我憂傷痛悔的心

所以我不必多想多揣摩

只要安靜,在主裡面

相信祂,謙卑倚靠祂

所有困難,即便是試煉

我都能感受到祂的愛,而不是批判責罰。

***

神在做新事,

所以我也在新的季節裡發新芽,

孕育在我裡面的靈感,要開始萌芽,生長,結出果子來。

我有所為,有所不為,

全憑主吩咐。

不隨人意,不聽讒言,分辨主聲音,

憑主愛服事,不閒懶給惡者留地步。

看到黃燈的問題就禱告,

不憑己意論斷或解決。

聽聖靈帶領禱告,

直到綠燈去鼓勵建造。

每時每刻聽聖靈的聲音,

平安喜樂充滿去執行祂吩咐。

***

看自己時心裡的傷愈來愈痛,

轉眼看著主竟忘了痛,

所以學會了來看主,

希望就從心升起,

光芒就在眼前。

憑著被主鍛鍊的信心肌肉,

一次又一次在動盪中快快站穩。

像個衝浪好手,

一次次站上浪頭,

縱然有時跌倒,

靠主必再下個浪頭中興起。

享受挑戰吧!

用信心的雙腳,

踩穩在真理的沖浪板上,

乘著試煉的浪潮,

越過屬世阻礙,

到達屬天永恆的標竿。

 

Psalm Sunday

我今天再次宣告,主耶穌原諒我們一切過去的錯誤,拆除一切不合神心意的堅固營壘,使我們得勝向前向著永恆榮耀的標竿奔跑。奉主耶穌基督的名求

I am worthy,

For God has made me through Jesus Christ.

***

There is a child,

Among the crowd, 

Jumping up and down to see,

Jesus, the King riding a donkey that was never ridden before,

Walking toward this girl,

On the palm leaves patted sand street.

***

There is a woman,

Breaking the jar of fragrance,

Kneeling by the feet of Jesus,

Crying with tears wiping His feet,

Enjoying listening to His gentle comfort,

Being encouraged by His sweet words.

Therefore, she remains unshaken,

Even though being teased, scolded, rejected by others,

And continues to fixing her eyes on Jesus,

Who is her bright and radiant Bridegroom.

***

There is a sinner slave,

Drinking with tremble the first cup of Jesus’ word and being cleaned,

Taking with thankfulness the second cup of redemption of blood,

Receiving with delight the third cup of the new covenant betrothed through the Holy Spirit.

***

Jesus took the cup of bitterness,

He was nailed to the wooden cross.

Along with all my sins, shame, debt and evil strongholds.

The fire of holy anger came down from heaven,

Burned down all I nailed on the cross.

The wooden decayed cross,

Being burned down but not destroyed.

***

A huge golden cross is resurrected and stands tall,

Shining golden light of glory,

Jesus is resurrected alive, bright and radiant,

Opens his arms to welcome me.

I walk to Him,

Through His body,

Come into the Holy of Holies.

Stand before God’s mercy seat,

Hear the perfect just Judge of God, compassionately announces,

“Alive. No guilt. Free. Restored. Renewed.”

Then He adopts me to be His child, 

Crowns me as the co-host with His only Son.

So I may sit with Jesus beside Father God’s table,

Eat His Bread of life and drink His Living Water of Holy Spirit.

***

His mercy renews me daily,

From early morning I wake up,

Till the night I lay down my head.

Live on!

Proclaim His good work of salvation.

台灣電影「太陽的孩子」感動明州數百華洋觀眾

 
會場中有中文圖書借閱服務與販賣台灣紀念品。(記者陳曼玲/攝影)

台灣線上圖書館日前在明尼蘇達大學聖保羅學生活動中心放映台灣電影「太陽的孩子」,當晚並推出網路加映場,兩個場次共吸引三百多名華洋觀眾觀看,許多人看完電影後表示「非常感動」、「幾乎從頭哭到尾」,也有人說「這是生命影響生命的好電影」。

吳榮聖表示,他在台灣長大,但沒有機會瞭解原住民文化,藉由影片看到原住民的生命力根源來自連結於所住的土地,就像片中的主題曲純粹而直接打動人心。方沛文說,影片讓她想起在台灣政府單位負責城鄉更新時,看到人們對土地的感情。來自花蓮的淑琇說,電影使她回憶起故鄉的那些在海邊撈魚苗的村民,他們原來冒著被海浪捲走的生命危險。

明州台灣線上圖書館播放「太陽的孩子」,吸引兩百多名華洋觀眾到明尼蘇達大學聖保羅學...
明州台灣線上圖書館播放「太陽的孩子」,吸引兩百多名華洋觀眾到明尼蘇達大學聖保羅學生活動中心的戲院。(記者陳曼玲/攝影)

葡萄牙來的娜塔利亞說,台灣有美麗的土地,但原住民與財團之間的衝突令人心碎,然而社群媒體的力量不容忽視。非裔芭芭拉說,她的先生來自奈及利亞,跟台灣原住民一樣,面臨年輕人漸漸失去與先祖的連結,但她提醒自己身為父母,要傳承文化給下一代。

媽媽是台灣人的柔依說,她即將要上大學了,看到片中姐姐吩咐弟弟要照顧媽媽和爺爺很感動,也受影片鼓勵要作自己。辛蒂對女主角阿洛在片中講述她真實的經歷「從為了不被歧視而學說一口字正腔圓的中文」,到為了找回身份認同而恢復阿美族的名字而感動不已。潔西卡提到,看完這部片,以後吃米飯會珍惜,並欣賞女主角說「沒錢,但不會窮」的生命態度。

會場中展示的台灣同鄉們的繪畫與手工作品展。(記者陳曼玲/攝影)
會場中展示的台灣同鄉們的繪畫與手工作品展。(記者陳曼玲/攝影)

晚上網路加映場後,女主角阿洛從台灣連線與觀眾線上交流,觀察入微的許蘇珊問阿洛,片中停在爺爺身上的蝴蝶是否為電腦特效。阿洛道出幕後秘辛,說這隻蝴蝶在拍攝時亂入,但被導演和攝影師心照不宣地拍了下來。久久不飛走的蝴蝶,是爺爺口中說來祝福他們劇組的神靈。

義工吳孟軒說感謝阿洛對台灣原住民的貢獻,希望在明州居住超過三千年的原住民,也能藉由眾人之力改善他們應得的權益。

台灣線上圖書館感謝僑委會等各界贊助、投入策劃的義工們,以及協辦的明大同學會與哲學星期五@匹茲堡,讓鄉親有機會觀賞到台灣作品,且有彷彿回到台灣的親切。

Jesus bought me back

Thank God for buying me back,

As He loves me even when I didn’t know His love.

Thank God for turning my heart to come back to Him in reverence,

And receive His grace and blessing forever.

(refer to Hosea 3)

 一心不懷疑

我一心尋求主的話,

使我不偏離祂的命令,

主耶穌等候我情願,

回轉歸向他,

他就釋放我得自由,

脫離控告和污穢,

賜我平安、喜樂、愛與恩惠。

主,我知道,

你為我所做的一切,

我滿心感謝,

稱頌你名,

直到永遠,

不停歇。

(參詩篇119:10)

天上的法庭

法庭中的律師、檢察官的辯論,

為要讓加害者與受害者,在人權基礎的公平保護中,

來回交叉論證期待以盡人之智慧得到最公正的判決。

因為加害者也可能是遭他人霸凌的受害者,

而受害者的自義,

可能帶來自行裁決而變相成了加害者。

因為要避免伸張自義而自行報復的受害者淪為加害者,

因此交由中立地位的法官來判決,

使受害者的家屬不因自行報復而承受更大的悲傷。

至於受害者的傷,光是法院的判決不能完全醫治,

因此需要更多的資源幫助他走出傷害。

***

在屬靈世界中,

天父賦予主耶穌律師代言人的角色,為我們辯護,

而魔鬼惡者的控告與加害,

使受害的我們也被利用成了加害者:

不是傷害自己,就是摧毀他人。

因此主耶穌在天上的法庭中,

對加害者、被害者宣判,

那些謙卑接受主耶穌以寶血代償還罪債的聖徒,都是無罪釋放。

驕傲靠己者,只能在永遠的火湖裡付出加害的代價。

聖靈如檢察官,

為我們代求、申冤、督正,

使我們良心清潔,

脫離受害者或加害者的宿命。

聖靈如社工,

陪伴我們走出傷害,

成為新造的人,

使舊事已過,一切都變成新,

不論被害者或加害者,

因聖靈使我們的靈魂甦醒,

使我們能在主耶穌裡成為更生人。

日劇「女神的教室」觀後感

Born to be loved

We are born to be loved,

By the loving Creator.

But we forgot His provision,

And call the evil idols as a husband like Gomer.

Therefore, God allows us to go to the desert,

But speaks tenderly to give us hope.

Through Jesus Christ,

Who died and resurrected to help us,

We finally call Him our loving Savior.

As God betroth us to Jesus forever.

In His righteousness and justice of blood on the cross,

In His love and compassion,

In His faithful promises from the covenant,

We acknowledge Him as our true Love with opened eyes,

We are born to be given choice,

To deny self and follow Jesus,

Who is ready to lead us forth,

To the eternal kingdom.

There God call us His people,

And we acclaim, “You are my God.”

(refer to Hosea 2:14-23)

Jesus is the Promise

Jesus, Jesus,

The Promise fulfilled,

Fulfilled in God’s perfect time.

I believe the unbelievable,

Because my faith sees the invisible.

And I receive the impossible:

I can overcome the world.

My life is a victory in Christ.

 

Faith is deliberate confidence,

In the characters of God,

Whose ways are higher than ours,

We may not understand at the time.

How old I am?

Practice my tap dance,

Ball, hill, ball, hill,

Da, da, da,

Slide, slide, all the way to the right,

While waiting for selecting the eyeglasses with my daughter.

The staff, David, curiously asked me:

“How old ARE you?”

“O, No, this eyeglass is for her.”

But later I come to understand,

He is wondering how old I am,

To be so free, and joyful,

Dancing in the public.

Next time I should tell him,

I am forever 21.