【双语灵修】萨布丽娜女士的家

哥林多前书 12:12-31

就如身子是一个，却有许多肢体，而且肢体虽多，仍是一个身子；基督也是这样。 我们不拘是犹太人，是希腊人，是为奴的，是自主的，都从一位圣灵受洗，成了一个身体，饮于一位圣灵。身子原不是一个肢体，乃是许多肢体。设若脚说：“我不是手，所以不属乎身子”，它不能因此就不属乎身子。设若耳说：“我不是眼，所以不属乎身子”，它也不能因此就不属乎身子。若全身是眼，从哪里听声呢？若全身是耳，从哪里闻味呢？ 但如今，神随自己的意思把肢体俱各安排在身上了。 若都是一个肢体，身子在哪里呢？但如

今肢体是多的，身子却是一个。 眼不能对手说：“我用不着你。”头也不能对脚说：“我用不着你。”不但如此，身上肢体人以为软弱的，更是不可少的；身上肢体我们看为不体面的，越发给它加上体面；不俊美的，越发得着俊美；我们俊美的肢体，自然用不着装饰。但神配搭这身子，把加倍的体面给那有缺欠的肢体，免得身上分门别类，总要肢体彼此相顾。 若一个肢体受苦，所有的肢体就一同受苦；若一个肢体得荣耀，所有的肢体就一同快乐。 你们就是基督的身子，并且各自做肢体。神在教会所设立的：第一是使徒，第二是先知，第三是教师，其次是行异能的，再次是得恩赐医病的，帮助人的，治理事的，说方言的。 岂都是使徒吗？岂都是先知吗？岂都是教师吗？岂都是行异能的吗？岂都是得恩赐医病的吗？岂都是说方言的吗？岂都是翻方言的吗？你们要切切地求那更大的恩赐。我现今把最妙的道指示你们。

6月3日

萨布丽娜女士的家

“圣徒缺乏要帮补，客要一味地款待。” -罗 12:13

萨布丽娜女士抚养了四个孩子，她的女儿们从事医疗行业，而她的儿子在附近郊区担任警察。她的母亲和妹妹与她一同去教会，并且她的延伸大家庭也定期团聚。她有一个特别的家庭，但她的家和家人远不止于此。

萨布丽娜将她在罗斯兰社区的住所称为“庇护之家”。她收留过需要住房、安稳和人生指引的年轻女性，这些妇女都经历过一些事情。她甚至为那些要入住这个“庇护之家”的人士，设计了一套入住申请流程（包括牧师的推荐）。三十年前，萨布丽娜购置了这居所，并与希望基督教改革宗教会合作翻修了这栋房子，这栋房子曾为年轻的单亲妈妈和她们的孩子提供居所。她曾为一位失业的姐妹提供住处，又出租房间予那些准备好离开我们事工的庇护所的妇女和她们的孩子。在践行基督徒应有的款待时，连系和家庭纽带就这样形成了。

在你的社区里，在哪些场所和哪些人构筑起这样的生命联结呢？而又有哪些咖啡小组、篮球联盟、男士团契或共享空间像萨布丽娜的“庇护之家”呢？

祷告

主啊，感谢你为受伤之人提供安慰与平安的庇护所。求你祝福那些敞开家门与心扉的人，让这一切成为你爱与医治的安全港湾。阿们。

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

MS. SABRINA’S HOME

“Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” — Romans 12:13

Ms. Sabrina has raised four children. Her daughters work in medical professions, and her son serves as a police officer in a nearby suburb. Her mom and sister come to church with her, and her extended family gathers regularly for reunions. She has a special family. But her family and her home extend much further.

She calls her house in the Roseland community a “home of refuge.” She has taken in young women who have needed housing, stability, and the wisdom of a woman who has been through some things. She has created her own application process for residents to come and live in her home, including a referral from her pastor. But in her home (which she purchased and rehabbed in partnership with Hope Christian Reformed Church 30 years ago) she has housed young, single moms and their children. She has made room for a sister of hers who was in between jobs. She has rented a room to women who were ready to move out from our shelter for women and children. In the practice of Christian hospitality, bonds form and a family is created.

Where are the places and who are the people who have formed bonds in your community? Which coffee groups, basketball leagues, men’s groups, and shared living spaces have been like Ms. Sabrina’s “home of refuge”?

Lord, thank you for places of refuge where hurting people can find comfort and peace. Bless people who open their homes and hearts, creating safe havens of your love and healing. Amen.