【双语灵修】忙碌的蜜蜂BUSY BEES

约翰福音 9:1-11

1 耶稣过去的时候，看见一个人生来是瞎眼的。 2 门徒问耶稣说：“拉比，这人生来是瞎眼的，是谁犯了罪？是这人呢，是他父母呢？” 3 耶稣回答说：“也不是这人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是要在他身上显出神的作为来。 4 趁着白日，我们必须做那差我来者的工；黑夜将到，就没有人能做工了。 5 我在世上的时候，是世上的光。” 6 耶稣说了这话，就吐唾沫在地上，用唾沫和泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上， 7 对他说：“你往西罗亚池子里去洗。”（“西罗亚”翻出来就是“奉差遣”。）他去一洗，回头就看见了。 8 他的邻舍和那素常见他是讨饭的，就说：“这不是那从前坐着讨饭的人吗？” 9 有人说：“是他。”又有人说：“不是，却是像他。”他自己说：“是我。” 10 他们对他说：“你的眼睛是怎样开的呢？” 11 他回答说：“有一个人名叫耶稣，他和泥抹我的眼睛，对我说：‘你往西罗亚池子去洗。’我去一洗，就看见了。”

2026-07-07

忙碌的蜜蜂

“趁着白日，我们必须作那差我来者的工；黑夜将到，就没有人能作工了。我在世上的时候，是世上的光。” - 约翰福音 9:4-5

我最喜欢在日落时分来到我的蜂巢，那时采花粉花蜜的工蜂正返回巢中。如果我细心看，我会见到它们后腿上满满的花粉袋，里面装着它们劳苦作工的收获，真是奇妙啊！这些工蜂从日出便忙于工作，尽量把握机会去收集花粉和花蜜。黑夜到了—黑暗和寒冷的冬天终于来到，便再没有工作的机会了。蜜蜂会“趁着白日”做工和制造蜂蜜。

在《约翰福音》9章中，耶稣说祂是“世上的光”。祂警告门徒，有一种黑暗将会来到。在这章经文中，在面对越来越严重的抗拒，和迫在眉睫的黑暗时，耶稣叫一个瞎子的眼睛重见光明。耶稣说：“趁着白日，我们必须作那差我来者的工。”你有没有留意到，耶稣说祂所作的工，门徒也有份参与呢？

《约翰福音》9章余下的故事变得非常阴暗。今天，我们也看到同样的阴暗笼罩着我们周围的世界。然而，耶稣是世界的光，仍然继续去叫瞎子重见光明。

在每天往来走动时，你有哪些机会为主发光呢？你可以怎样把握机会去传扬耶稣的光？

祷告

主耶稣，求你住在我们里面，藉着我们把你的光带到这黑暗的世界。在我们把握现有的机会时，愿你良善和真理的果子能明亮地照耀出来。奉你的名祈求，阿们。

Jesus, thank you for being the good shepherd. Thank you for rescuing us from the curse of sin and death. Guide us to pray for and work with others whom you have come to rescue as well. In your name, Amen. John 9:1-11

TUESDAY, JULY 7

BUSY BEES

“As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” —John 9:4-5

My favorite time at our beehives is around sunset. Gatherer bees are coming back to the hive. If I look closely, I can see the bulging pollen packs on their hind legs, holding the fruit of their labor. Amazing! These worker bees have been busy since sunrise—making the most of their opportunities to gather pollen and nectar. With darkness coming—and eventually the dark and cold of winter— the opportunity to work will end. Bees work and make honey “as long as it is day.”

In John 9, Jesus talks about being “the light of the world,” and he warns his disciples about a kind of darkness that is coming. In this chapter we see Jesus bring light to a blind man’s eyes in the face of growing opposition and looming darkness. Jesus says,” As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me.” And did you notice that Jesus includes his followers in the work he is doing?

The rest of the story in John 9 gets very dark. We can observe a similar darkness in the world around us as well. Yet Jesus, the light of the world, keeps working to bring sight to the blind.

In your coming and going, what are your opportunities to shine? How can you make the most of your opportunities to spread the light of Jesus?

Lord Jesus, live in us and through us to bring your light into the darkness of this world. May the fruit of your goodness and truth shine brightly as we make the most of the opportunities we have. In your name, Amen.