恭讀聖路加福音 6:6-11
在一個安息日,耶穌進了會堂施教。在那裏有一個人,他的右手乾枯了。經師和法利塞人窺察他是否在安息日治病,好尋找藉口控告他。他看透了他們的心思,就對那枯了手的人說:「起來,站在中間!」他遂站了起來。耶穌對他們說:「我問你們:安息日是許行善呢?還是許作惡呢?是救命呢?還是喪命呢?」他環視眾人一週,就對那人說:「伸出你的手來!」那人照樣一做,他的手便復了原。他們狂怒填胸,彼此商議,要怎樣來對付耶穌。
—基督的福音。
(Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 6:6-11
6 On another Sabbath, when he entered the synagogue and taught, a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. 9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 And he looked around on them all, and said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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一個乾枯了右手的人如不肯承認自己的渺小,他可會願意甘心起來站到衆人中間?
神父在講道中提及人應該安然接受不如意事物的來臨,因為那將是為有需要的人分擔十字架的機會. 一位可敬的神父早前與我分享信眾對聖髑的正確態度時曾說:看見聖髑而聯想到天主是敬禮,看見聖髑還是聖髑的已淪于迷信. 那個有五個塔冷通而又賺了另外五個的,難道敢自誇那是因着他自己的才智嗎?
沒有人會否定世間一切美好都是上主的恩賜. 可是人在享受恩寵的時刻或會忘記所有光榮都應祇歸於我們的天主.世上既沒有幸運這一回事,故此也沒有絃耀的空間.未能得享盛讌華服也絕非遺憾,或祇因「你已與我天天在一起」.
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