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每年的三四月的某一個禮拜天,就是復活節,今年是在三月二十三日,為的是紀念主耶穌為我們受死而復活的日子。 今年邀請同事朋友來復活節聚會時,聽到了一個新的說法,有人問我:「復活節不是年底的嗎?」「年底?!」我很疑惑的回答說:「年底是聖誕節啊!」對方又說:「喔!我說的是十月底,萬聖節啦!」「萬聖節?!」我心想,萬聖節跟復活節有甚麼關係?!「我們不過萬聖節!」我跟對方說。的確,因為那真名應叫「萬鬼節」,我們過的是主耶穌復活的復活節,復活節跟一般人說的萬聖節,非常不一樣! 聖經上記載,兩千多年前的時候,耶穌受鞭刑、被釘上十字架,三天後復活。受鞭刑、釘上十字架,是耶穌為了我們的罪所受的,當時的羅馬鞭刑是很殘忍的,鞭子上有釘鉤,一下又一下,讓耶穌的血不斷地飛濺起。當時的十字架之刑,是犯了重罪的人才要受的,但民眾卻像眼瞎了一般,群起慫恿執政者將耶穌釘十字架,並釋放最凶惡的犯人與耶穌交換。我真不明白,對於一個教導他們的夫子,一個醫治了許多人的耶穌,當時的民眾何以如盲目一般,硬要將他釘上十字架,為什麼?我也不明白,只要耶穌一聲令下,這些人都能應聲倒地的,但耶穌卻選擇沉默,甘心上十字架,為什麼? 從這世界初創之際,天父為了我們創造了這宇宙,然後創造了我們,我們每一根頭髮,祂都細數過,然而我們卻成了悖逆之子,忘記了天父是創造我們的父神,我們想要自己作主,我們覺得自己想要的選擇是最好的,卻忘了天父輕輕呼喚說:「孩子!我要給你更好的!」如果我們懂得選擇,我們是會想做一個受盡傷痛才懂得回家的浪子?還是一個懂得感恩時常在父家中的孩子?為了讓悖逆的我們,永遠與罪隔絕,天父讓愛子耶穌來,替代我們應受的刑罰,被鞭傷、上了十字架!我們是祂唯一的理由,只因為愛! 聖父、聖子、聖靈是三位一體的真神。因著耶穌的犧牲,我們得以與天父和好;因著耶穌的復活,我們得以宣告得勝罪惡與死亡。只因為愛,耶穌受難復活只因為我們是天父唯一的理由! 2008.03.24 We Are the Reason 祂為了我們 As little children, we’d dream of Christmas morn 當我小時候,我常夢見聖誕夜 Of all the gifts and toys, we knew we'd find 有那麼多禮物為我預備 But we never realized, a baby born one blessed night 但那時我卻不知有一嬰孩為我降生 Gave us the greatest gift of our lives 給我生命最大的禮物 We were the reason that He gave His life 祂為了我們獻出祂一生 We were the reason that He suffered and died 祂為了我們甘心痛苦受死 To a world that was lost He gave all He could give 為這失落世界,祂給予祂所有 to show us the reason to live 並給我們生命意義 As the years went by we learned more about gifts 隨著逝去的歲月我漸明白 The giving of ourselves and what that means 真正的禮物是為愛犧牲 On a dark and cloudy day a man hung crying in the rain 在那陰暗的一天 有一人懸掛十架上 All because of love, all because of love 是為了愛 是為了愛 We were the reason that He gave His life 祂為了我們獻出祂 We were the reason that He gave His life 祂為了我們獻出祂一生 We were the reason that He suffered and died 祂為了我們甘心痛苦受死 To a world that was lost He gave all He could give 為這失落世界,祂給予祂所有 to show us the reason to live 並給我們生命意義 I've finally found the reason for living 我終於找到生命的意義 It's in giving every part of my heart to Him 是將我整個心靈完全交給祂 In all that I do every word that I say 在每天我所說、每天我所作 I'll be giving my all just for Him, for Him 所有一切全是為了祂 We are the reason that He gave His life 祂為了我們獻出祂一生 We are the reason that He suffered and died 祂為了我們甘心痛苦受死 To a world that was lost He gave all He could give 為這失落世界,祂給予祂所有 to show us the reason to live
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