约翰福音 13:8 彼得说：「你绝不可洗我的脚，永远不可！」
耶稣说：「如果我不洗你，你就与我没有份了。」
《彼面桶水》(台语/ 那一桶水) 由中山大学李忠潘教授思念父亲填词，王明哲作曲，细腻描绘父亲的爱。李忠潘有九个兄弟姊妹，他与兄长都是博士，其他姊弟妹也都有成就，惟父母并未受教育，每日辛苦打拼抚养子女，盼子女有成。
父母为省钱，以古井打水，一桶清水先洗小孩的脸，后再洗身体，直到水桶的水黑了。在打水洗澡时光流转间，小孩随着时间渐长大，李忠潘细腻描述思念回忆过往家人相处、父母疼爱与至今的感受…。
一面桶的井水，是每日暗头仔，咱约定的所在。(那一桶井水，是每天黄昏后，我们约定的地方)
彼面桶的水，咱作伙洗面，揉身躯及洗脚；(那一桶水，我们一起脸，擦身体和洗脚)
彼面桶的水，有你操劳的汗，嘛有你对阮的疼。(那一桶水，有你操劳的汗，也有你对我们的爱)
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 8:22-30. 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 8:22-26 (NIV)
22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
On verses 22-26: I appreciate Mark’s honesty here. Here we have a case where it took not one but two touches from Jesus for this blind man to be healed. Some might see this as an embarrassing fact for Jesus. I don’t. To me there are some important lessons we can learn from this miracle:
约翰壹书4:7 亲爱的弟兄啊，我们应当彼此相爱，因为爱是从神来的。凡有爱心的，都是由神而生，并且认识神。
以赛亚书46:3-4 雅各家，以色列家一切余剩的，要听我言！你们自从生下，就蒙我保抱；自从出胎，便蒙我怀揣。4 直到你们年老，我仍这样；直到你们发白，我仍怀揣。我已造做，也必保抱；我必怀抱，也必拯救。
一位带着工程帽、穿着沾满污渍工作服、皮肤黝黑的父亲徘徊在校门口，心里忐忑不安地想着，下了课的小明今天是否又是衣衫不整、鼻青眼肿，可能还伴随着老师的告状：「谁是小明的爸爸？」
一群孩子蜂涌而出校门，宏亮的声音冒出：「那个没打领带、黑黑的，就是我爸爸！」父亲望着迎面而来的小明，帽子歪了，鞋带松了，书包没扣好…，衣衫看来完整，还挤眉弄眼，父亲长舒一口气。跟在后头的老师，微笑挥手说：「小明的爸爸，明天父亲节，欢迎你出席家长座谈会。」父亲点了个头，牵着小明的手离开校门口。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 8:14-21. 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 8:14-21 (NIV)
14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
15 “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”
16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”
On verses 14-21: The disciples were concerned about how they had forgotten to bring bread with them on the boat (v14). So when Jesus says, “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod” (v15), the disciples immediately assume that Jesus is talking to them about how they had no bread (v16).
箴言4:1 众子啊，要听父亲的教训，留心得知聪明。
箴言23:24 义人的父亲必大得快乐；人生智慧的儿子，必因他欢喜。
申命记5:16 当照耶和华你神所吩咐的孝敬父母，使你得福，并使你的日子在耶和华你神所赐你的地上得以长久。
当一个人失去父爱，心中往往会留下深深的空缺。唯有经历与神相遇后，那真正不离不弃、永远慈爱的「天父的爱」才能填满这空缺，且满溢而出。
美国知名演员克里斯·普瑞特(Chris Pratt)以《星际异攻队》、《侏罗纪世界》等电影而广为人知，但他的成长过程并不如银幕上的英雄般光鲜。他坦言，在他青少年时期，父亲与家庭疏离，逐渐变得沉默、冷漠，几乎没有情感交流，这段关系在他内心留下深刻的伤痕。
普瑞特大学一年级就退学，当过打折票推销员、脱衣舞猛男，然后到了夏威夷毛伊岛生活，睡在厢型车或海滩上的帐棚内，收入也仅能维持生活基本开支。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 8:1-13. 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 8:1-10 (NIV)
1 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
2 “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
3 If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
On verses 1-10: Like when Jesus fed the five thousand in Mark 6, here we see:
– It was Jesus’ heart of compassion for the people, not the desire to put on a show, that led Jesus to feed the people. Out of the heart the mouth speaks, and out of the heart ministry happens.
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 7:31-37. 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 7:31-35 (NIV)
31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.
On verses 31-35: At first glance, to us reading these verses today, the steps Jesus took to heal this deaf and mute man might seem strange. But keep in mind that Jesus would often touch people as a part of healing them. He would often look to heaven while praying. He would sigh out of compassion and sometimes frustration. So perhaps it’s just the spitting part that throws us off.
创世记22章1-19节记载亚伯拉罕带着以撒上摩利亚山献祭。亚伯拉罕心里明白，这不是习常的献祭，而是献上他晚年得来、万分疼爱的以撒。往摩利亚山的路，漫长且沉重，亚伯拉罕手拿刀与火，以撒背负献燔祭的柴，父子俩人一步步走向神所指定的山。圣经简洁却有力的描述：「于是二人同行。」（创世记22:6）
旅程中亚伯拉罕沉默不语，脚步坚定，心中却藏着撕裂的痛。以撒问：「父亲哪！」亚伯拉罕说：「我儿，我在这里。」以撒说：「请看，火与柴都有了，但燔祭的羊羔在哪里呢？」亚伯拉罕说：「我儿，神必自己预备作燔祭的羊羔。」圣经再次描述：「于是二人同行。」（创世记22:8）
「二人同行」不只是地上的路，更是心灵的同步：父亲在信心中前行，儿子在顺服中同行，他们一起经历神的考验，也一起见证神的预备（创世记22:16-18）。
长久以来，我们家以及父亲的家，除了家人偶有远行、或迁移外地，主日总是「家人同行」到教会的日子。对我而言，感受更觉深刻，因为我除了出国读书期间外，就一直在台南；从小跟着父亲到教会，他刻钢板，我学刻钢板，他画海报，我学画海报…，他教主日学、讲故事，我也学教主日学、讲故事…，我就是这样与父亲「同行」长大的。但是，父亲与我也有一段沉重的「同行」旅程。
诗篇19:7-9
7 耶和华的律法全备，能苏醒人心。耶和华的法度确定，能使愚人有智慧。
8 耶和华的训词正直，能快活人的心。耶和华的命令清洁，能明亮人的眼目。
9 耶和华的道理洁净，存到永远。耶和华的典章真实，全然公义。
大卫在诗篇19:7-9描述神对人的启示，经由六个层面让人认识祂、经历祂、也得着祂：
耶和华的律法（教导与指引）全备，能苏醒人心。
耶和华的法度（神自己见证）确定，能使愚人有智慧。
耶和华的训词（行为的准则）正直，能快活人的心。
耶和华的命令（命令或诫命）清洁，能明亮人的眼目。
耶和华的道理洁净（人对神的单纯敬畏），存到永远。
耶和华的典章真实（神对人的真实判断），全然公义。
前四个层面带给人的影响，包含：让人的心被导正、得智慧、人心快活且眼目明亮，充分描述神的儿女必然经历的导引，以及确实拥有的祝福。后两个层面则强调人对神的单纯敬畏存到永远，而神对人的真实判断全然公义。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 7:24-30. 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 7:24-30 (NIV)
24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
On verse 24: Jesus goes into Gentile (non-Jewish) territory, visiting the city of Tyre. Whereas the Pharisees and teachers of the law would be concerned about becoming ceremonially by getting close to Gentiles, Jesus had no such concern. The fact that Mark places this passage right after the passage where Jesus declares all foods clean suggests that just as there was no food that could not be eaten, so people of all cultures are loved by God and God does not discriminate based on culture or race.
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