#AdventWord #Night #夜晚 在黑暗時，靈魂難以尋覓一個安穩之處。看起來似乎淒涼，但並不一定孤單。早在你遭遇少數(或許多)困頓的夜晚前，詩篇就預見我們現今的經歷:「我每夜流淚，濕透床榻。」不要背離在夜晚遭遇的困頓，而要讓基督的光照耀，再次驅走黑暗。 Nighttime of the soul is not an easy place to find oneself. It can seem desolate, but it need not be lonely. Long ago, before you encountered your few (or many) difficult nights, the Psalmist predicted this modern experience: “every night I drench my bed with tears.” So, do not turn away from the truth encountered at night. But make space for the light of Christ to dispel the darkness once again. In 651, on the night that Aidan died, Cuthbert heard God’s call as he tended sheep in the hills.  He became a monk at … Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 4 ‘Night 夜晚’

#AdventWord #Focus #專注 專注是需要學習的，在我們高度數位化的時代中，專注變得更難。讓我們一起進入基督再來的這個季節，專注於耶穌的話語，形象以及承諾。當祂再顯現時，這一切會告訴我們:「那日子必將再來。」當我們專注定睛於耶穌時，「生活中的憂慮」必將被神的國度所代替。 Focus is a learned practice, made more difficult in our hyper-connected digital age. Let us enter this season of Advent with a commitment to focus on the words, images, and promises of Jesus. They will tell us “the days are surely coming” when He will appear. With our focus on Jesus, the “worries of this life” will be replaced by the Kingdom of God. In AD 634, at the request of King Oswald, the monks of Iona sent Aidan to bring the knowledge of Christ to Northumbria. Aidan asked to settle on the island of Lindisfarne, … Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 3 ‘Focus 專注’

#AdventWord #Watch #留心 上帝一直都在而且在我們周遭的世界行奇事。仔細看，我們才不會錯過。仔細看，我們才能接受因上帝存在而改變的事實。仔細看，所以我們能夠跟別人分享上帝的福音。 God is always present and always doing a new thing in the world around us. Watch, so we don’t miss it. Watch, so we can be open to being changed by God’s presence. Watch, so that we may be able to share the good news of God with others. Dawn comes to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, with Lindisfarne Castle silhouetted on the left and Bamburgh Castle in the far distance.  Get out early and watch the new day dawning – take your flask of hot coffee and then wait for the sunrise! Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 2 ‘Watch 留心’

Happy Advent Sunday! #Advent Word #Journey #旅程 Advent Word Global Advent Calendar 2018 starts today – a project of the Anglican Communion originally started in Advent 2014 by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist Brothers SSJE in USA, then expanded to include Virginia Theological Seminary VTS, and now run by VTS. Each day there is a theme word and meditation. My AdventWord photo each day will link to the theme.  This Advent, all my photos will be chosen from among those I took on my visit to Holy Island, Lindisfarne from October 29 – November 3 (see that blog post … Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 1 ‘Journey 旅程’