【双语灵修】跳舞的蜜蜂DANCING BEES

加拉太书 5:13-26

13 弟兄们，你们蒙召是要得自由，只是不可将你们的自由当做放纵情欲的机会，总要用爱心互相服侍。 14 因为全律法都包在“爱人如己”这一句话之内了。 15 你们要谨慎，若相咬相吞，只怕要彼此消灭了。 16 我说，你们当顺着圣灵而行，就不放纵肉体的情欲了。 17 因为情欲和圣灵相争，圣灵和情欲相争，这两个是彼此相敌，使你们不能做所愿意做的。 18 但你们若被圣灵引导，就不在律法以下。 19 情欲的事都是显而易见的，就如奸淫、污秽、邪荡、 20 拜偶像、邪术、仇恨、争竞、忌恨、恼怒、结党、纷争、异端、 21 嫉妒、醉酒、荒宴等类。我从前告诉你们，现在又告诉你们：行这样事的人必不能承受神的国。 22 圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、 23 温柔、节制；这样的事没有律法禁止。 24 凡属基督耶稣的人，是已经把肉体连肉体的邪情私欲同钉在十字架上了。 25 我们若是靠圣灵得生，就当靠圣灵行事。 26 不要贪图虚名，彼此惹气，互相嫉妒。

2026-07-15

跳舞的蜜蜂

“我们若是靠圣灵得生，就当靠圣灵行事。” - 加拉太书 5:25

你知道蜜蜂会使用舞蹈来沟通吗？养蜂人士确认了三种蜜蜂使用的舞蹈。侦察蜂用“摇摆舞”来形容准备收集之食物的距离、方向和质素。摇摆的次数和舞蹈的长短表示食物来源之多少和距离有多远。

“圆舞”则用来表明食物供应就在附近。侦察蜂在蜂窝之上绕圈走动，藉此通知搜集食物的蜜蜂去收集在附近的食物。

在“镰刀舞”中，蜜蜂使用一个半月型的舞步，并发出特别的声音和震荡，来表达蜂群需要防御外来的侵袭。当我被蜜蜂螫了，要将它赶逐时，我相信它们必定使用了这舞蹈。

蜜蜂是出于天性和藉着模仿学会这些舞蹈的，然而这并不是跟随基督的人学习的方法。彼此沟通时走错一步，往往会带来伤害和需要被更正。跟随犯罪的本性使基督的身体遭受痛苦和创伤。

跟随基督的人需要学习的舞蹈是“靠圣灵行事”。在我们一切的彼此交往中，最重要的是我们需要学习表达“仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、温柔和节制”。你最近正在学习这舞蹈中的哪一步呢？

祷告

圣灵啊，求你以你的慈爱和智慧充满我们，好叫我们与人交往时，都能倚靠你行事。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。

Galatians 5:13-26

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

DANCING BEES

Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. —Galatians 5:25

Did you know that honeybees communicate by dancing? Beekeepers have identified three dances used by these bees.

Scout bees use the “waggle dance” to describe the distance, direction, and quality of a food source to be gathered. The number of waggles and the length of the dance indicate how rich and how far away the food supply is.

In contrast, the “round dance” communicates that a food source is nearby. Moving in small circles on the honeycomb, scouts recruit foragers to go and get this local food.

In the “sickle dance,” the bees use a crescent-shaped pattern and make special sounds and vibrations when the colony needs to be defended from a threat. I’m sure this dance was used when I’ve been stung and chased away.

Honeybees learn their dance moves by instinct and imitation. But this is not the case for Christ-followers. Our missteps in communication are often damaging and in need of correction. Going with the flow of the sinful nature brings pain and damage to the body of Christ.

The dance that Christ-followers need to learn is to “keep in step with the Spirit.” It is essential that we learn to show “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” in all our interactions with one another. Which steps in this dance have you been learning and practicing lately?

Spirit of God, fill us with your love and wisdom, that we may keep in step with you in all of our interactions. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.