【双语灵修】“救救蜜蜂！”“SAVE THE BEES!”

诗篇 8

1 耶和华我们的主啊，你的名在全地何其美，你将你的荣耀彰显于天！ 2 你因敌人的缘故，从婴孩和吃奶的口中建立了能力，使仇敌和报仇的闭口无言。 3 我观看你指头所造的天，并你所陈设的月亮星宿， 4 便说：“人算什么，你竟顾念他？世人算什么，你竟眷顾他？ 5 你叫他比天使微小一点，并赐他荣耀尊贵为冠冕。 6 你派他管理你手所造的，使万物，就是一切的牛羊，田野的兽，空中的鸟，海里的鱼，凡经行海道的，都服在他的脚下。” 9 耶和华我们的主啊，你的名在全地何其美！

2026-07-29

“救救蜜蜂！”

“你叫（人）比天使微小一点，并赐他荣耀尊贵为冠冕。” - 诗篇 8:5

幸好今天有很多团体都在留意蜜蜂的健康状况。自从那CCD的警报（参考7月28日所说的）发出后，政府和养蜂人士采取了一些补救的行动，因此蜜蜂的数量大致稳定下来。但一个对这些传播花粉者更大的潜伏危机，正迫在眉睫，就是野蜂的数量正在减少。在全球开花植物和树木花粉传播的事上，这些野蜂负上百份之80的责任。失去蜜蜂对农作物、经济、野生动物和环境所造成的灾难性伤害，实在无法估计。

人类的贪婪和疏忽，使用杀虫药，以及危害蜜蜂之自然环境，所带来的破坏实在是举足轻重的。因此，全球都兴起了“救救蜜蜂！”的运动，这和以前的“救救地球！”及其他运动相仿。

按《诗篇》第8篇所说的，人类对蜜蜂和自己环境的破坏，实在是很讽剌的。作为按照神的形像被造的人类，有幸被委派去智慧地管理神的创造和祂的受造物，但当我们误用神的美好创造，便伤害了自己，甚至伤害了整个创造。

好消息是，在耶稣基督里一个完全的人已到来了，祂为我们恢复了真实护理神的创造的角色。让我们去学习，并尽我们所能，去护理我们所居住的世界吧。

祷告

主啊，全地和其中所有都是属你的。求你加力给我们，为着你的旨意和荣耀，去重修你的创造。阿们。

Psalm 8

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29

“SAVE THE BEES!”

You have made [human beings] a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. —Psalm 8:5

Thankfully, many organizations are tracking the health of honeybees today. Since the alarming announcement of CCD (see July 28), some corrective actions have been taken by beekeepers and governments. As a result, honeybee populations have mainly stabilized. However, a hidden disaster for pollinators is looming ever larger. Wild bee populations are dying off too. These other bees pollinate 80 percent of flowering plants and trees worldwide. The catastrophic cost of losing bees would be inestimable for farming, economies, wildlife, and the environment.

Human greed and carelessness play an outsize role in the use of pesticides and the ongoing habitat loss that threaten bees. As a result, “Save the bees!” movements have sprouted up around the globe. These campaigns are similar to calls to “Save the planet” and other efforts in past years.

In light of Psalm 8, humanity’s threat to bees and to our own environment is ironic. Human beings, made in God’s image, have the honor to care wisely for God’s creation and his creatures. But when we mismanage God’s good creation, we harm ourselves and all creation as well.

The good news is that the perfect human has come in Jesus Christ to restore us to our role of truly caring for God’s creation. Let’s learn and do what we can to care for the world we live in.

Lord, the earth and everything in it is yours. Empower us to restore your creation for your purposes and glory. Amen.