【双语灵修】响起希望之声RINGING OUT WITH HOPE

彼得前书 4:7-11

万物的结局近了，所以你们要谨慎自守，警醒祷告。 最要紧的是彼此切实相爱，因为爱能遮掩许多的罪。 你们要互相款待，不发怨言。各人要照所得的恩赐彼此服侍，做神百般恩赐的好管家。若有讲道的，要按着神的圣言讲；若有服侍人的，要按着神所赐的力量服侍，叫神在凡事上因耶稣基督得荣耀——原来荣耀、权能都是他的，直到永永远远！阿们。

9月22日

响起希望之声

“若有服事人的，要按着神所赐的力量服事，叫神在凡事上因耶稣基督得荣耀。” - 彼前 4:11

我庆幸常常在世界各地遇到一些有创意又勇敢的领袖。最近在肯尼亚的内罗亚市郊的一个小镇，我站在一所被外围高楼围着，既细小但齐整的建筑物中，它本来是一块被垃圾和野草堵塞的空地，但现在已成为一间满有生气、为儿童而设的学校。它有两间用货柜改装成的课室，里面有光线充足的学习地方，又有洗手间和一个小运动场。

神使用Lucy老师来促成这非凡的改变，她多年来在另一个学校体制中工作，但她无法实施她认为孩子所需要的教育，所以感到愈来愈气馁。一天，她丈夫对她说：“如果神把这负担放在你心中，可能祂是在呼召你去寻索解决问题的办法呢。”于是Lucy便凭着信心和勇气离开原来的岗位，与丈夫和几个义工开始建造这细小的学校，为那社区的儿童提供以基督为中心的教育。

当我问Lucy有关她的经历时，她便指出神的信实。今天神仍然透过对祂有信心的普通人，去成就奇迹性的改变。

祷告

主啊，当我们回应你对我们的爱和生命的呼召时，愿你听到的是一个响亮的“我愿意”。愿我们今世所做的一切，都能带给你赞美和尊崇。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。

1 Peter 4:7-11

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

RINGING OUT WITH HOPE

If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. —1 Peter 4:11

I often have the privilege of meeting creative and courageous leaders in different parts of the world. In Kenya recently, I stood on a tidy little property tucked between tall buildings in a small town outside Nairobi. It was once a vacant lot, choked with garbage and weeds, but today it is home to a lively school serving dozens of children. Two classrooms, fashioned from repurposed shipping containers, provide bright learning spaces, complete with washroom facilities and a small playground.

Lucy is the teacher God used to bring about this remarkable change. She had worked for years in another school system, but she had grown frustrated because she was unable to apply the kind of education she believed the children needed. One day her husband said to her, “If God has placed this burden on your heart, perhaps he is also calling you to be part of the solution.” So, in faith and courage, she left her position and, with her husband and a handful of volunteers, began to build this small school to offer Christ-centered education to the children of the community.

When I asked Lucy about her journey, she pointed to God’s faithfulness. God continues to work miracles of transformation today through ordinary people who have faith in him.

Dear Lord, may you find a resounding “yes” in our lives as we respond to your love for us and to your call on our lives. May all we do today bring you praise and honor. In Jesus, Amen.