【双语灵修】铁窗内的家人

希伯来书 13:1-3

你们务要常存弟兄相爱的心。 不可忘记用爱心接待客旅，因为曾有接待客旅的，不知不觉就接待了天使。 你们要记念被捆绑的人，好像与他们同受捆绑；也要记念遭苦害的人，想到自己也在肉身之内。

你们务要常存弟兄相爱的心。 不可忘记用爱心接待客旅，因为曾有接待客旅的，不知不觉就接待了天使。 你们要记念被捆绑的人，好像与他们同受捆绑；也要记念遭苦害的人，想到自己也在肉身之内。

6月27日 铁窗内的家人

“你们要记念捆绑的人，好像与他们同受捆绑；也要记念遭苦害的人，想到自己也在肉身之内。” -来 13:3

黛比·齐格勒定期带慰问卡来到教会，让教友们为被罗斯兰基督教事工视为家庭成员在狱中的囚友签名，这些囚友多为非裔男性，有青年，也有老年人。

如果你从未探究过美国奴隶制与群体性监禁的关联，不妨对这个充满挑战的议题做些功课。我曾撰文探讨，至今仍深信神期盼我们在社会中做得更好。人类本不该在铁窗后虚耗生命。

个人责任固然重要，但我们也共同承担着塑造社会的道德责任。犹太神学家赫舍尔曾指出，面对社会不公的情况，“少数人有罪，但所有人都有责任”。作为基督门徒，我们蒙召通过教育、教会和商业建造更美家园。同属神创造的人类大家庭的我们，理当活出神的爱与公义。

当我们在教会签署这些慰问卡时，我们认识到“无人在恩典之外”的真理，即我们蒙召与那些被社会苛待及遗忘的弟兄姊妹并肩而立。今天，你我能以何种方式与他们同行呢？

祷告

主啊，求你引领我们建立彰显你怜悯与公义的社群，并与那些遭受不公、被世人遗忘的人并肩而立。奉耶稣的名，阿们。

Hebrews 13:1-3

FRIDAY, JUNE 27

INCARCERATED FAMILY

“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” — Hebrews 13:3

Debbie Zeigler brings greeting cards to church for members to sign for incarcerated family members of Roseland Christian Ministries. Most are African American men—some young, some old.

If you haven’t explored the connections between slavery and mass incarceration in the United States, you may want to research this challenging topic. I’ve written about this before, and I continue to believe that God desires that we do better in our society. People are not meant to waste away in prison cells.

While personal responsibility is essential, we all share moral responsibility for the societies we help to create. The Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel noted that in matters of social injustice, “Few are guilty, but all are responsible.” As followers of Christ, we are called to build better communities through our schools, churches, and businesses. We are part of the human family, God’s creation, and we must reflect God’s love and justice.

By signing those cards at church, we recognize that no one is beyond the reach of grace—and we are called to stand with people whom society mistreats and forgets. How can we stand with these brothers and sisters today?

Lord, guide us to build communities that reflect your compassion and justice, and to stand with people who are mistreated and forgotten. In Jesus, Amen.