Delight

All who fear God,

Find great delight in His commands,

Full of grace and compassion.

His light shine upon the righteous,

His love causes no fear of evil,

Our hearts are secure in His love,

We look in triumph on our foes.

Our victory will be lifted up in honor,

Surely we will never be shaken.

(refer to Psalm 112)

You are potter, I am clay

You are making me beautiful.

You are making me new daily.

You are making me out of dust, to be Your glory.

With Your divine nature, I have been molded to be Your holy image.

You are potter, I am clay

You are making me beautiful.

You are making me new daily.

How much you delight in me and see my goodness in Christ.

I will delight in Your works in me and enjoy to be me,

This will bring You so much joy.

“For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty Savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. ” (Zephaniah 3:17 NLT)

祢造我為美麗,祢日日更新我,

祢從塵土造我,成為祢榮耀器皿,

祢吹氣在我裡,磨塑我成祢聖潔形象,

祢何等喜悅我,看為我美,

我喜悅祢在我裡面的工作,

祢看見我的喜樂,祢的心也歡樂。

「耶和華你的神是施行拯救、大有能力的主,他在你中間必因你歡欣喜樂,默然愛你,且因你喜樂而歡呼。」(西番雅書3:17)

「太陽的孩子」女主角阿洛 3/18線上交流

「沒有錢,但我不會窮」、「不管輸或贏,你都不可放棄」,台灣原住民創作歌手與電視台主持人阿洛‧卡力亭‧巴奇辣說,這兩句是她在電影「太陽的孩子」中的台詞,也是她的座右銘。她將應明州台灣線上圖書館主辦的電影節邀請,於18日上線與觀眾交流。

「太陽的孩子」描述在花蓮原住民為了保護土地所做的貢獻,阿洛說,導演鄭有傑當時對懷疑這部片是否有票房的人說,對自己的故事要有信心,導演更因片中批評財團而沒有找尋任何廠商贊助。

鄭有傑為了這部影片走訪部落,啟用素人演員,讓他們說出自己想說的話。阿洛也深受鄭有傑的影響,投入拍片與寫劇本,她說,不論透過歌曲或影片,目標都是藉由說故事來帶給人心力量。

阿洛來自花蓮阿美族,小時候因父親在台東擔任音樂老師而轉到當地唸書,當時新環境她原住民身分的歧視,使她發奮學習說沒有口音的漢語,這段印在心底深處的經歷,也寫入了「太陽的孩子」。阿洛說,演出這個橋段時,她必須緊握自己發抖的手才能忍住不掉淚。

阿洛的族名意思是「唱歌討神喜悅」。她在大學時為了學習母語開始作詞作曲。她說,有個長輩曾告訴她,沒有所謂五音不全,音符也不是個人發明的,而是上帝創造出各種聲音,她因此體悟人要謙卑,人雖渺小不能勝天,卻被天所憐憫與疼惜。

阿洛表示,台灣是南島語系的源頭,當她遠行到南洋群島與當地原住民交流時,發現彼此有許多共同詞彙,她說,身為島嶼人其實都有著勇敢與冒險的精神。

阿洛曾在主持工作多年後因長期憋尿腎衰竭而一度瀕臨死亡,然而當她被醫治後,她說每天早晨她醒來第一件事,就是感謝上帝給她氣息與生命,她向神禱告要好好使用這新的一天。

阿洛將在18日中部時間晚上8時到9時舉行的明州台灣線上圖書館電影節「太陽的孩子」放映會後,上線與觀眾交流。活動免費,請上網報名:tolib.org/signup

My weapons

I use the weapons of God’s righteousness in the right hand for attack,

Destroy evil condemnation.

I have faith as shield in the left hand for defense,

Diminish the evil lies.

(2 Corinthians 6, 7)

 

Worldly sorrow brings no repentance of sins and lead to spiritual death;

Godly sorrow produces repentance of sins and clear self with God’s righteousness,

Caused by pain with fear of God.

(2 Corinthians 7:10, 11)

I know who I am

I know the high place is mine,

So I can choose to be at the lowly place,

As Jesus Christ chooses to come to serve,

Not stay on high to be served.

 

Thank God for restoring my sanity,

Humble me to know God is always right and just.

Thank God for giving His blessing to anyone He wish.

Praise God, who is the most High and Sovereign over all the earth.

吃主話

不管我能否美言所食之味,

我吃了就對身體有益。

同理,

不管我能否描述主話語的豐富,

我吃了(信了)就對靈魂有益。

吃(信)主話語就對了。

 

屬主的就是新造的人。

(參哥林多後書5:17)

Never give up

I believe in God,

So I speak.

May He receive more glory,

For my spirit is being renewed daily.

I will never give up,

The troubles compared with eternity are indeed small,

But produce for me an everlasting glory,

So don’t look at troubles,

But fix my gaze on the unseen heavenly God. (2 Corinthians 4:13-18)

 

Only Savior

When my child’s self pity cries,

My savior mode ignites,

But its heaviness of rushing help,

Seem to overwhelm his anxious mind.

I repent for my pride,

Turn to God for help our fragile souls.

Only cry out to Him for His great power,

Praise Jesus Christ for being my son’s only Savior.

(2 Corinthians 4:7)

敬畏你

我不能靠自己,,

我不需靠自己,

聖靈完美引領,

讓我在風暴中呼求你,

使我經歷平安的主,

我就敬畏你,

得了力量脫離罪惡謊言。

You broke down gates of bronze,

And cut through bars of iron.

Save me, the prisoner,

From darkness and death,

To light and life. (Psalm 107:10-16)

The Lord is here

Once hungry and thirsty,

For love and meaningful life,

But life ebbed away,

Without hope,

Until God led me by Jesus Christ,

The straight high way,

To His dwelling Fortress I am settled.

He satisfies and fills my thirst and hunger

With His goodness and provision,

Each day is a renewed buffet of full course to satisfy my soul.

“The Lord is here”

Is the name of the city I live.

I am encircled by Father God, Son of God and Holy Spirit,

Forever strong and secure. (Psalm 107:5, 7, 9)

 

主說:光照進黑暗中,

我的心明亮了,如打開了窗,迎接旭日,

吸入清晨的新氣息。

主說:你是自由的,

我的心釋放了,如出圈的牛犢,踴躍歡欣,

無所畏懼在天父的世界裡奔跑。

主說:我喜悅你,

我的心快活了,

我是被天父疼愛的孩子,

信心滿滿踏出每一步,

不擔心做錯,因我領受的是兒女的靈,不是奴僕的靈(羅馬說8:15)

不害怕錯過,因我讓天父的大手緊握著我的,享受走過每一個高山和低谷。