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今日經文: 雅各書1章19-21節
全年讀經: 詩篇43-45篇 使徒行傳27章27-44節
Todays Scripture: James 1:19-21
Bible in a Year: Psalms 43-45Acts 27:27-44

你們各人要快快地聽,慢慢地說,慢慢地動怒。—雅各書1 章19節
朋友謹銘是一名編輯。這天,他忐忑地打開信箱,擔心會收到某位作者的憤怒回信。這幾個月來,謹銘與一個知名的出版社合作修改這位作者的書稿。但出版社突然因內部問題而決定不出版這本書。謹銘在通知作者這個壞消息後,每天都擔心對方會發飆。
一週後,這位作者終於有了回音。他在信中寫道:「我沒有立即回信,是因為我需要先思考我的措辭以及如何回覆你。」他坦誠了自己的失望,並心平氣和地指出,其實出版社可以更妥當地處理這件事。
這位作者謹慎又明智的回應讓我印象深刻。這反映了聖經教導的溝通方式,尤其在生氣之時。雅各書的作者提醒我們要勒住自己的舌頭,因我們很容易因言語而犯罪(1章26節,參見3章5-6節)。我們應該先聆聽對方,以便能充分理解,然後選擇我們的措辭,並思考是否有必要發怒(1章19節)。
在言語上謹慎不單能幫助我們免於犯罪,讓聖經的真理塑造我們的生命(21節),同時也可以讓人看見上帝的特質是「有憐憫,有恩典,不輕易發怒,且有豐盛的慈愛」(詩篇103篇8節)。讓我們以合宜的話語或是沉默,來效法這位慈愛的上帝。
黃嘉仁
在整卷雅各書中,雅各反覆論述在第1章所提出的幾個主題,其中之一便是「舌頭」。雅各將舌頭比喻為船的舵、火、馬的嚼環和致命的毒氣(3章1-12節)。我們需要謹慎約束自己的舌頭,這對教師而言,更是格外重要(1-2節)。雅各指出,舌頭難以被馴服(8節),能完全控制舌頭的人寥寥無幾。因此,一個人若能「快快地聽,慢慢地說,慢慢地動怒」(1章19節),真是令人耳目一新!榮耀上帝的言語就像湧流的泉水,流出「讚美」而不是「咒詛」(3章9-10節),並符合上帝所要求的公義(1章20節)。這種公義的生活是以屬天的智慧為特徵,這種「從天上來的智慧,首先是純潔的,其次是和平的,溫柔的,謙遜的,滿有恩慈和善果,沒有偏袒,沒有虛偽。這是締造和平的人,用和平所培植出來的義果」(3章17-18節,新譯本)。
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
My friend, Alex, a book editor, checked his inbox, anticipating an angry email from an author. He’d been working with a prominent business leader on the client’s manuscript for months. Unexpectedly, the publisher had decided to halt the publication of the book due to company problems. After emailing the author the bad news, Alex braced himself.
A week later a reply came. “I didn’t answer right away because I wanted to think first about my words and how to respond,” the author wrote. He expressed disappointment, then calmly stated how he thought the publisher could’ve handled the issue.
The author’s wise, measured response left a deep impression on me. His behavior reflected what the Bible says our communication should be like, especially when we’re angry. The apostle James tells us to keep “a tight rein on [our] tongues” because it’s easy to sin with our words (James 1:26; see 3:5-6). We’re to prioritize listening to others so we can understand them, choose our words, and consider whether it’s necessary to get angry (1:19).
Not only does restraint in speech help us to avoid sin and allow the Scriptures to change us (v. 21), but it also reflects who God is to others: “compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love” (Psalm 103:8). Let’s model our loving God with our words—and our silences.
When angered, how can you restrain your communication? How do your words reflect your faith?
Wise Father, please help me to be quick to listen, and slow to speak and become angry.