For everything there is a season万物皆有时节
    For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven:
    大千世界中,万物皆有时节,一切自有深意:
    A time to be born and a time to die;
    有诞生,也有死亡的时候。
    A time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted;
    有种植也有采摘的时候。
    A time to kill and a time to heal;
    有伤害,也有治疗的时候;
    A time to break down and a time to build up;
    有坍塌,也有修建的时候;
    A time to weep and a time to laugh;
    有哭泣,也有欢笑的时候;
    A time to morn and a time to dance;
    有悲痛,也有起舞的时候;
    A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together;
    有爆发,也有涵纳的时候;
    A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
    有拥抱,也有逃避拥抱的时候;
    A time to get and a time to lose;
    有得到,也有失去的时候;
    A time to keep and a time to cast away;
    有保留,也有抛弃的时候;
    A time to rend and a time to sew;
    有撕碎,也有缝补的时候;
    A time to keep silence and a time to speak;
    有倾诉,也有沉默的时候;
    A time to love and a time to hate;
    有爱,也有恨的时候;
    A time of war and a time of peace;
    有战争,也有和平的时候;
posted @ 2008-06-25 20:39 zoeinchina 阅读(12) | 评论 (0)编辑
  经文:

  “心中安静,是肉体的生命,嫉妒是骨中的朽烂”(箴14:30)。


 “在何处有嫉妒纷争,就在何处有扰乱和各样的坏事”(雅3:16)。


  布道家慕迪在讲道中,曾引用下面一个故事:


   从前有两只鹰,一只飞得高,飞得远,羽毛丰满,惹起一只鹰的妒忌,有一天这只鹰高兴的遇见一个猎人,便请求他帮助它将那只鹰打下来。


  猎人告诉它:“须要几根羽毛绑在箭上,才能发射,这只鹰赶忙将自己翅膀上最长的几根扯下来交给猎人,箭发出去了,但鹰因飞得太高,所以没有射中,鹰又将几根扯下来交给他,射去了又不中,如此多次,鹰翅膀上的毛扯光了,自己也飞不了,反成了猎人稳当的囊中猎物。


  存嫉妒之心,受害的不是对方,乃是自已。


  当我们读到摩西领以色列民出埃及的历史时,记得他有一次在旷野时,平白遭到可拉,大坍,亚比兰一党的人之嫉妒,认为他是擅自专权,所以聚众攻击摩西和亚伦。结果“地裂开吞下大坍,掩盖亚比兰一党的人”(诗106:16)。


  又如哥林多教会的信徒,为什么纷争?起因就是嫉妒。有的说我属亚波罗,有的说我属保罗,以至彼此妒忌纷争,闹不和睦,这使保罗十分痛心。因此他对哥林多信徒说:“亚波罗算什么,保罗算什么,无非是执事,照主所赐给各人的,引导你们相信,我栽种了,亚波罗浇灌了,惟有神叫他生长。可见栽种的算不得什么,浇灌的也算不得什么,只在那叫他生长的神”(徒3:5-7)。


 还有,旧约扫罗之所以处心积虑一心想杀害有功的大卫,亦无非起自嫉妒,自从他听见了妇女歌唱说“扫罗杀死千千,大卫杀死万万”时起,嫉妒就统治了他的行动。爱,是医治嫉妒的良药,因为“爱是不嫉妒”。哪里没有爱,哪里的嫉妒就会滋长。哪里有爱,哪里的嫉妒就会灭迹。个人是如此,教会更不例外。
posted @ 2008-06-25 20:37 zoeinchina 阅读(23) | 评论 (0)编辑

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
And make me empty
And weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the airlessness that you fear
You are burnt from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight life
And everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting
You keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference
Escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
Than this sweet madness oh
This glorious sadness that brings me to my knees
In the arms of the angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the airlessness that you fear
You are burnt from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here
Youre in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here

 

             -angel by sarah mclachlan

 

 

would rather have one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, and eternity without it. one...

我宁可要..问到她的发香,亲吻她的嘴唇,抚摸到她的手...

posted @ 2008-06-25 20:21 zoeinchina 阅读(15) | 评论 (0)编辑