My Sunday Scripture 2009.6.28
When Jesus had crossed again (in the boat) to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, "My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her that she may get well and live." He went off with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him. There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. She said, "If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured." Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who has touched my clothes?" But his disciples said to him, "You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth. He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction." While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official's house arrived and said, "Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?" Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid; just have faith." He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. So he went in and said to them, "Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep." And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child's father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was. He took the child by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!" The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. (At that) they were utterly astounded. He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat.
Saint Mark 5:21-43.
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My Reading Notes:
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The myth of miracles could never be denied. But I used to have a question:
Where are the miracles nowadays? It seems to be very difficult to see a miracle
in the present day world.
My only explanation is that we dont have faith enough. Once we could have complete faith, miracles will happen. Once we could feel that we are completely dedicated and fear of nothing, we could witness miracles happen in the present day world.
Miracles did happen from time to time. Its only that people are not willing to tell what they had seen.
2009年6月27日 星期六
2009年6月20日 星期六
that doesnt mean we can sit back and fold our hands
My Sunday Scripture 2009.6.21
On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side." Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Quiet! Be still!" The wind ceased and there was great calm. Then he asked them, "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?" They were filled with great awe and said to one another, "Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?"
Saint Mark 4:35-41.
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My Reading Notes:
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Jesus said to them: "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?"
But we must not misinterpret this teaching.
We ought not be "terrified", but it is us who must work to fight back any hardships. With Jesus together, we fear nothing, but that doesnt mean doing nothing. We as human beings must take every measure to carry our crosses.
God is might. He can do anything. But that doesnt mean we can sit back and fold our hands and watch instead of working and fighting.
On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side." Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Quiet! Be still!" The wind ceased and there was great calm. Then he asked them, "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?" They were filled with great awe and said to one another, "Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?"
Saint Mark 4:35-41.
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My Reading Notes:
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Jesus said to them: "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?"
But we must not misinterpret this teaching.
We ought not be "terrified", but it is us who must work to fight back any hardships. With Jesus together, we fear nothing, but that doesnt mean doing nothing. We as human beings must take every measure to carry our crosses.
God is might. He can do anything. But that doesnt mean we can sit back and fold our hands and watch instead of working and fighting.
2009年6月13日 星期六
We could do anything, and fear nothing.
My Sunday Scripture 2009.6.14
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?" He sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"' Then he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there." The disciples then went off, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover. While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many. Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Saint Mark 14:12-16.22-26.
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My Reading Notes:
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The meaning of the Eucharist is quite the same with the teachings of Zhuang Zi.
Jesus our Lord had given us a very important lesson before he left us. We must be one with Him. Not only Zhuang Zi, but also in some other India philosophy, Oneness is the most important fact in life. If anyone who could see into this fact and live out the meaning of it, he could have peace in mind. For he will feel that he is not alone, he is one of the one. If we could have Jesus in us.....We could do anything,
and fear nothing.
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?" He sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"' Then he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there." The disciples then went off, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover. While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many. Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Saint Mark 14:12-16.22-26.
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My Reading Notes:
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The meaning of the Eucharist is quite the same with the teachings of Zhuang Zi.
Jesus our Lord had given us a very important lesson before he left us. We must be one with Him. Not only Zhuang Zi, but also in some other India philosophy, Oneness is the most important fact in life. If anyone who could see into this fact and live out the meaning of it, he could have peace in mind. For he will feel that he is not alone, he is one of the one. If we could have Jesus in us.....We could do anything,
and fear nothing.
2009年6月6日 星期六
Human Mission
My Sunday Scripture 2009.6.7
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."
Saint Matthew 28:16-20.
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My Reading Notes:
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I can see that the human mission given from Jesus is to prepare all the nations and all the beings with baptizing, to make all people on earth observe the commnands of Jesus Christ: That is, to honor God and to love each other. And He has promised to be with us always, until the end of the age.
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."
Saint Matthew 28:16-20.
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My Reading Notes:
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I can see that the human mission given from Jesus is to prepare all the nations and all the beings with baptizing, to make all people on earth observe the commnands of Jesus Christ: That is, to honor God and to love each other. And He has promised to be with us always, until the end of the age.
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