【双语灵修】整全：藉行动来作定义HOLISTIC: A DEFINITION IN ACTION

马太福音 4:23-25

耶稣走遍加利利，在各会堂里教训人，传天国的福音，医治百姓各样的病症。他的名声就传遍了叙利亚。那里的人把一切害病的，就是害各样疾病、各样疼痛的和被鬼附的、癫痫的、瘫痪的，都带了来，耶稣就治好了他们。 当下，有许多人从加利利、低加波利、耶路撒冷、犹太、约旦河外来跟着他。

九月十五日

整全：藉行动来作定义

“耶稣走遍加利利，… 医治百姓各样的病症。” - 太 4:23

这个星期，让我们来思考一个或许甚少听到的字词：整全。在宣教事工上，通常会从人的完整生命这个角度来定义整全的。我们整个生命投入事奉，关顾我们服事对象的整全生命。

思想某个定义是一回事，要实践那些定义的却是另一回事。从马太福音4章叙述的耶稣的使命，我们便可以看到。试想像一下，假若你能够亲身经历耶稣的工作，你会有什么感受呢？怪不得耶稣的好消息能够传遍各地了！

这个月我们曾经思考过的宣教观念，都可以在这段经文中看得到：福音（好消息）、作见证，以及整全性。耶稣传讲天国的福音，那些经历过耶稣的人，见证祂的良善，又带领其他人来见祂。耶稣“医治百姓各样的病症”，我们便看到耶稣全面的事奉。人生命中的每一方面，都得到医治释放。

我们这个月的主题经文说：“在列邦中述说他的荣耀，在万民中述说他的奇事”（诗篇96:3）--这就是整全的宣教事工。

介绍受创伤的人认识耶稣和祂所行的奇事，是怎么一回事呢？我们身处的这个世界，极为需要经历耶稣慈爱和医治的抚摸。

祷告

耶稣啊，感谢祢关顾我们生命的每一方面。求祢医治我生命中破碎的地方，又帮助我成为祢医治人的流通管子。阿们。

Matthew 4:23-25

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

HOLISTIC: A DEFINITION IN ACTION

Jesus went throughout Galilee . . . healing every disease and sickness among the people. —Matthew 4:23

This week let’s reflect on a word we might not hear very often: holistic. In mission work we generally define holistic in terms of people’s whole lives. We minister with our whole lives, and we care about the whole lives of the people we minister with.

It’s one thing to think about a definition. It’s a whole other thing to see it in action. That’s what we read about as Matthew 4 describes the ministry of Jesus. Imagine what it would have been like to experience Jesus’ work for yourself. No wonder the good news of Jesus spread everywhere!

All of the mission concepts we have been reflecting on this month show up in this passage: gospel (good news), witness, and holistic. Jesus proclaims the good news of the kingdom of God. People who experience Jesus witness to his goodness and bring others to meet him. And we see the holistic ministry of Jesus “healing every disease and sickness.” People are set free in every part of their lives.

Our theme verse for this month says: “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples” (Psalm 96:3). This is what holistic mission is all about.

What does it look like to introduce hurting people to Jesus and his marvelous deeds? We live in a world that desperately needs to experience the loving and healing touch of Jesus.

Jesus, thank you for caring about every part of our lives. Please bring healing to the broken areas of my life, and help me to be a channel of your healing presence to others. Amen.