Shared by Jawahar Lalla
When GOD wanted to create fish, he spoke to the sea.
When GOD wanted to create trees, he spoke to the earth.
But when God wanted to create man, he turned to himself.
Then God said: “Let us make man in our image and our likeness”.
If we take a fish out of the water it will die;
and when we remove a tree from the soil, it will similarly die.
Likewise, when a man is disconnected from GOD, he dies.
GOD is our natural environment. We were created to live in his presence.
We have to be connected to him because it is only in him that life exists.
Let’s stay connected to GOD.
Let’s remember once again that
water without fish is still water but fish without water is nothing.
The soil without a tree is still soil but the tree without soil is nothing.
GOD without man remains GOD but a man without GOD is nothing.
上帝及其創造
當上帝想要創造魚時,祂對大海說話。
當上帝想要創造樹木時,祂對大地說話。
但當神要創造人時,祂卻轉向自己。
然後上帝說:「讓我們照著我們的形象和樣式造人」。
如果我們把一條魚從水裡拿出來,牠就會死;
當我們把一棵樹從土壤中移除時,它也會同樣死去。
同樣,當一個人與上帝斷絕關係時,他也會死亡。
上帝是我們的自然環境。我們被創造是為了活在祂的面前。
我們必須與祂保持聯繫,因為離了祂就沒有生命可言。
讓我們與上帝保持聯繫。
讓我們記住,沒有魚的水仍然是水,但沒有水的魚什麼都不是。
沒有樹的土壤仍然是土壤,但沒有土壤的樹什麼都不是。
沒有人的上帝仍然是上帝,但沒有上帝的人甚麼也不是。