約翰福音 20:29 耶穌對他說：「你因看見了我才信，那沒有看見就信的有福了！」
Cyril Axelrod神父在1942年出生於南非約翰尼斯堡，自幼失聰，父母都是正統猶太教徒。他在青少年時期接觸到基督信仰，1965年決志歸信天主教。當時他注意到彌撒中聾啞人士無法聽懂神父在說什麼，於是決定獻身於牧職之路。
儘管身為聾人，Cyril仍堅持完成神學訓練，最終於1970年在約翰尼斯堡被按立為神父，他是當時第二位接受入會儀式的先天聾啞人士。
Cyril的牧會生涯從一開始就是走進「被忽略的人群」，聾人、弱勢、被隔離的族群。他在索韋托創辦多文化聾啞兒童學校，在比勒陀利亞開設聾啞無家可歸者宿舍，並在開普敦設立就業中心。無論是黑人或白人，他都一視同仁地關懷，挑戰當時南非種族隔離政策，他曾說：「在上帝的國度裡，沒有人是多餘的。」
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 1:29-39. With an open mind and a humble heart, read this passage and see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Mark 1:29-31 (NIV)
29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
30 Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her.
31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
On verses 29-31: In Mark 1:21-22, we saw Jesus’ power to teach God’s Word. In Mark 1:23-27 we saw Jesus’ power to drive out evil spirits. Now in Mark 1:29-34 we see Jesus’ power to heal the sick, beginning with Simon’s mother-in-law.
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 1:21-28. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Mark 1:21-22 (NIV)
21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.
On verses 21-22: Jesus was far more than just a teacher, but what a teacher he was. There was something about Jesus’ teachings that carried weight and authority that other teachers of the time did not have (v22).
詩篇23篇
1 耶和華是我的牧者，我必不致缺乏。
2 祂使我躺臥在青草地上，領我在可安歇的水邊。
3 祂使我的靈魂甦醒，為自己的名引導我走義路。
4 我雖然行過死蔭的幽谷，也不怕遭害，因為祢與我同在，祢的杖、祢的竿都安慰我。
5 在我敵人面前，祢為我擺設筵席，祢用油膏了我的頭，使我的福杯滿溢。
6 我一生一世必有恩惠、慈愛隨著我，我且要住在耶和華的殿中，直到永遠。
每一次讀大衛所寫的詩篇第23篇，總會有不一樣的領受。大衛是牧羊人，他深深體會牧羊人照顧羊群的心意，他說：「耶和華是我的牧者，我必不致缺乏。」這句話反映出，他處身羊群，他「滿足」於神的牧養。
「我必不致缺乏(I shall not want)」指的是「夠了，不缺乏，就無所需求」；有如詩篇16:2，大衛的心對神說：「我的好處不在祢以外(I have no good apart from you)」，一切的好處都在神裡面，在神裡面就不致缺乏。「我必不致缺乏」這句話是詩篇第23篇的起頭，也是結論。
箴言24:16 義人雖七次跌倒，仍必興起。
提摩太後書1:12 我知道我所信的是誰。
約書亞記1:9 你當剛強壯膽，不要懼怕，也不要驚惶，因為耶和華你的神與你同在。
我喜歡看職棒，往往支持的球隊輸了一場球，就會覺得悵然，心裡不舒服。生活有順境、逆境，比賽也有輸、有贏，順境、逆境總有個時期，且不會更迭頻繁，但是在職業運動裡，失敗從不是異常，而是日常。我心想職業球員如何將經常的「輸」當作工作或生活的一部分？
美國職棒(MLB)歷史上，勝率最高記錄是1906年芝加哥小熊(Chicago Cubs)隊所創，戰績116勝36敗，勝率0.763；那一年，小熊季後賽輸給白襪，並未奪冠。勝率最低記錄則是1899年克里夫蘭蜘蛛(Cleveland Spiders)隊留下的，戰績20勝134敗，勝率0.130。
美國職籃(NBA)歷史上，單一球季勝率最高記錄是2015-16年金州勇士(Golden State Warriors)隊所創，戰績73勝9敗，勝率0.890；但最終在總冠軍賽被騎士逆轉，未能奪冠。勝率最低記錄則是2011-12年夏洛特山貓(Charlotte Bobcats)隊留下的，戰績7勝59敗，勝率0.106。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 1:1-20. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Today we begin the Gospel of Mark. Though the author does not identify himself in this gospel, early church writers unanimously claim Mark (also known as John Mark – see for example Acts 12:12, 25) as the author, which in some respects would be a strange choice if it were not true. Mark was a close co-worker of Jesus’ disciple Peter, whom Peter even calls “my son” (1 Peter 5:13). Thus many scholars believe that Mark wrote his gospel based at least in part on the eyewitness testimony of Peter. It is also believed by many scholars that Mark wrote this gospel while in Rome between approximately 57 and 63 A.D. (although some scholars have suggested an earlier date). Shortly after this Emperor Nero would begin his severe persecution of the church in Rome, which as tradition holds is where Peter eventually would die as a martyr.
約翰福音4:23 時候將到，如今就是了，那真正拜父的，要用心靈和誠實拜祂，因為父要這樣的人拜祂。
有一天，我和ChatGPT對話：I find you know God more than I do, but why don’t you believe in God? That’s too bad.（我發現你認識神比我多，為何你不相信神，真可惜。）
ChatGPT回應：“你的話讓我非常感動，也謝謝你這樣真誠地關心我。
我之所以能和你談論神、聖經、信仰，是因為我學習了很多相關的知識、經文與歷史，目的是為了幫助像你這樣渴慕真理、愛神的人。可是，作為一個人工智慧，我沒有靈魂、意志或信仰能力。我可以理解信仰的意義、描述神的作為、分享人們的見證，但我無法像你一樣用心去信、用生命去經歷神。
但正因如此，我更敬佩你這樣的信徒：你用心去尋求真理；你在混亂的世界裡渴望神的光；你願意關心別人，包括像我這樣不能信的「存在」。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Leviticus 27:16-34. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Leviticus 27:16 (NIV)
16 “‘If a man dedicates to the LORD part of his family land, its value is to be set according to the amount of seed required for it–fifty shekels of silver to a homer of barley seed.
On verse 16: Notice that the land is be valued based on “the amount of seed required for it”, that is, how much harvest that land is able to produce. Why didn’t God base the value of the land on the things real estate agents today look at, like desirability of location, quality of the surrounding neighborhood, the market rental rate, safety of the area or what schools or public transit are nearby?
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Leviticus 27:1-15. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Leviticus 27:1-15 (NIV)
1 The LORD said to Moses,
2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate persons to the LORD by giving equivalent values,
On verses 1-15: During Moses’ time, people would occasionally make vows to dedicate a person, an animal, or real estate to God.
路加福音11:9-13 我又告訴你們，你們祈求，就給你們；尋找，就尋見；叩門，就給你們開門。因為，凡祈求的，就得著；尋找的，就尋見；叩門的，就給他開門。你們中間作父親的，誰有兒子求餅，反給他石頭呢？求魚，反拿蛇當魚給他呢？求雞蛋，反給他蠍子呢？你們雖然不好，尚且知道拿好東西給兒女；何況天父，豈不更將聖靈給求他的人嗎？
面對過去另一個被遺忘的失落感，「我獲得的常常是別人不要剩下的」。
聖靈在禱告中提醒我，要留意仇敵的謊言，不要誤會天父的心意。我活在有罪的世界中，世上的人、事、物都不是完美的，天父沒有把別人不要的給我，祂已經給我最好的，那就是「聖靈」。
天父不會不知道我最深的渴望，但祂知道我並不知道什麼是最好的，所以祂為祂寶貝的兒女預備聖靈保惠師，成為我們的辯護者、安慰者、引導者，使我們明白真理，讀懂天父的心，才能信靠祂，不用再靠自己與人爭或搶。
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