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.
上帝及其创造
当上帝想要创造鱼时，祂对大海说话。
当上帝想要创造树木时，祂对大地说话。
但当神要创造人时，祂却转向自己。
然后上帝说：「让我们照着我们的形象和样式造人」。
如果我们把一条鱼从水里拿出来，牠就会死；
当我们把一棵树从土壤中移除时，它也会同样死去。
同样，当一个人与上帝断绝关系时，他也会死亡。
上帝是我们的自然环境。我们被创造是为了活在祂的面前。
我们必须与祂保持联系，因为离了祂就没有生命可言。
让我们与上帝保持联系。
让我们记住，没有鱼的水仍然是水，但没有水的鱼什么都不是。
没有树的土壤仍然是土壤，但没有土壤的树什么都不是。
没有人的上帝仍然是上帝，但没有上帝的人甚么也不是。
