Day 16: #accept #接受 Monday December 14 ‘The real quest for our prayer is to learn to pray our lives, and that kind of praying both begins and ends in an acknowledgment: we know our life is not our own but belongs to God; it’s not in our control and it’s not on our own time’. 我們禱告所追求的，是學會為生活、生命而祈禱。這樣的祈禱，不但從感謝開始，也以感恩作結：我們深知，自己的生命屬於上帝，並非自己所能掌控；而這一生的時間，也不全然歸自己所有。 Ah yes, Snoopy ~ taken at Miramar Cinemas, Taipei on Saturday…. ‘Yesterday I was a dog. Today I am a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for enhancement…..’ ‘Be yourself. No one can say you’re doing … Continue reading Advent Word, Day 16 ‘accept’

Day 14: #wait #等候 Saturday December 12 ‘We can actually bring into being what we are waiting for, what we envision for the future. The future Kingdom breaks into the present through our work to bring about justice and peace and well-being for all people. So Christian waiting does not need to be passive; it can be active, creative–animated by Christ’s love; guided by Christ’s creative wisdom and Spirit’. 我們所等候的，將會來臨；所憧憬的，也會實現。未來的國度，因為我們「秉持正義、和平，促進全民福祉」的努力，就會變成現在。因此，基督徒的等候未必是消極被動，倒可以很積極主動、創意十足。這是基督之愛賦予生命，由基督聖靈的創意智慧所引導的結果。 The world is waiting ~ for ‎Star Wars , coming everywhere very soon! Photo taken at Miramar Cinemas, Neihu, Taipei this afternoon! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 14 ‘wait’

Day 13: #shine #發光 Friday December 11 ‘Jesus tells us that: ‘You are the light of the world.” It is with the lamp of our lives lived well that we will herald the coming of the Lord when he returns at the end of time. So how brightly do your lamps burn? How brightly does your life shine?’ 耶穌告訴我們：「你是世上的光。」到那末了，當主再來的時候，人們能夾道歡呼祂的到來，乃是憑著光明的生命之燈。試問，你的燈是否熠熠發光？你的生命是否光彩照人呢？ Winter in ‪Taiwan, en route to ‪Taoyuan International Airport last Sunday early morning! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 13 ‘shine’

Day 12: #dare #敢於 Thursday December 10 ‘If life seems dark to you just now, you are not alone in the dark. In God there is no darkness at all. Only light. Dare to open your eyes and you will become accustomed to the light’. 如果你覺得此刻生命黯然無光，請了解，黑暗之中你並不孤單。有上帝同在，必能驅趕一切黑暗，只留光明。而你，敢於睜開眼睛，才能習慣於光明。 Bishop Lai preparing to serve very very special 50-year-old Oolong Tea to his guests last night. Who amongst us would dare to think we deserved such an honour?! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 12 ‘dare’