在1701年，英國聖公會成立了福音傳播協會，差派宣教士前往全球各地宣揚福音。他們選擇了一句拉丁文作為協會的座右銘，意思是「來幫助我們！」（transiens adiuva nos）自從公元一世紀以來，這句話一直是對福音使者的呼召，因耶穌的跟隨者就是要將耶穌的慈愛和饒恕的信息，傳遞給一個迫切需要福音的世界。

這句座右銘「來幫助我們」來自使徒行傳16章所記述的「馬其頓的呼聲」。當時，使徒保羅與他的同工們到了小亞細亞西岸的特羅亞（現今的土耳其境內，8節），夜裡保羅看見一個異象，有一個馬其頓人站著求他說：「請你過到馬其頓來幫助我們！」（9節）見了異象之後，使徒保羅與同工們就「隨即想要往馬其頓去」（10節），因為他們明白這個呼求極其重要。

上帝沒有呼召每個人都到海外宣教，但我們可以用禱告及奉獻支持那些海外宣教士。而且我們也可以在家裡、辦公室、鄰里或社區，將耶穌的好消息告訴別人。讓我們祈求這位良善的上帝，使我們能把福音帶給人們，好讓他們有機會能因認識耶穌而罪得赦免，這是我們可以給予人們的最大幫助。

In 1701, the Church of England founded the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in order to send missionaries around the globe. The motto they chose was transiens adiuva nos—Latin for “Come over and help us!” This has been the call on gospel ambassadors since the first century, as followers of Jesus take the message of His love and forgiveness to a world in desperate need of it.  

The phrase “come over and help us” comes from the “Macedonian call” described in Acts 16. Paul and his team had arrived at Troas on the west coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey, v. 8). There, “Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us’ ” (v. 9). Having received the vision, Paul and his companions “got ready at once to leave for Macedonia” (v. 10). They understood the vital importance of the call.

Not everyone is called to cross the seas, but we can support those who do with our prayers and finances. And all of us can tell someone, whether across the room, the street, or the community, about the good news of Jesus. Let’s pray that our good God will enable us to cross over and give people the greatest help of all—the opportunity for forgiveness in Jesus’ name.