【双语灵修】思想主日敬拜THINKING ABOUT SUNDAY WORSHIP
哥林多后书 5:16-17
所以，我们从今以后，不凭着外貌[a]认人了。虽然凭着外貌认过基督，如今却不再这样认他了。 若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。
4月11日
思想主日敬拜
“若有人在基督里，他就是新创造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了！” - 哥林多后书 5:17
明天是星期日，全世界许多基督徒都会去教会参加敬拜聚会。另一些人可能会在家里或其他私密场所聚会，特别是在不允许公开敬拜的地方。
在我居住的北美，我们很蒙福，能够拥有许多教会，在那里神的话语被宣讲，耶稣的好消息是核心。这些教会群体帮助信徒在日常生活中专注于爱主和爱邻舍。
如果你属于这样的教会，你可能每周都会在那里见到朋友和家人，以及其他那些曾经在艰难时刻支持你；在快乐时刻与你一同庆祝的人。
你可能会看到成群的老年人、中年父母和青少年彼此互动。你也可能会见到孩子们在走廊里跑跑跳跳，释放精力。可能还会有一个家庭正在庆祝洗礼或纪念日。
那里也会有一些可能与你意见不合的人—比如针对某个事工项目或敬拜中使用的音乐类型，但你已经学会了在神的大家庭中，尽管有这些差异，仍能够和睦相处。
在这一切中，你会看到一群新造的人的聚集，他们的信心有时刚强，有时软弱，但这信心标志着他们是“在基督里”的。在他们身上，你会看到神正在开启一个新的创造，即重塑祂那破碎的世界。
祷告
主啊，所有在你家中的人，都是在基督里新造的人。愿我们忠心地一同敬拜你，并看见你在动工，不断地重新创造你的世界。阿们。
2 Corinthians 5:16-17
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
THINKING ABOUT SUNDAY WORSHIP
If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! —2 Corinthians 5:17
Tomorrow is Sunday, and many Christians throughout the world will attend a worship service at their church. Others may meet in homes or other private places, especially if public worship is not allowed.
In North America, where I live, we are blessed to have many churches where the Word of God is preached and the good news of Jesus is central. These church communities help believers focus on loving the Lord and loving their neighbors in their everyday living.
If you are part of a church like that, you probably see friends and family members there each week, along with others who have been there to support you in tough times and to celebrate with you in happy times.
You may see clusters of older folks, middle-age parents, and teens interacting with each other. And you’ll probably see children running off steam in the hallways. There may also be a family group celebrating a baptism or an anniversary.
There will also be some people you might not agree with—say, over a ministry program or the kind of music used in worship —and you’ve learned that in God’s family you can get along, despite such differences.
In all of this you will see a collection of new creations, people whose faith, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, marks them as “in Christ.” And in them you will see that God is building a new creation, the remaking of his broken world.
Lord, all who are in your family are new creations in Christ. May we worship you together faithfully and see you at work, continually re-creating your world. Amen.