傳福音以謙遜為本 (瑪13:31-35)
從一開始，人類便被野心所蒙蔽，好大喜功，向錯誤的方向追尋永垂不朽的事物。巴貝耳塔如是，花了46年時間去擴建的第二座聖殿如是，歷史上所有龐大的帝國亦不外如是，到頭來還是土崩瓦解，灰飛煙滅。可是，今天仍然有人，有國家重蹈覆轍，並沒有從歷史中汲取教訓。
天主卻在微風細語之中啟示自己給厄里亞；用最普通的約旦河水潔淨了納阿曼的癩病；祂的聖子選擇在最不顯眼的馬槽出生，甚至死後亦要借別人的墳墓來埋葬。天主尊重我們，祂不願意以雷霆萬鈞之勢迫我們相信。天主不用千軍萬馬的天使，祗用最不顯眼的酵母來開發天國。天主就是喜歡這樣做。我們呢？
我們習慣以強凌弱，以眾欺寡；習慣當我們越理虧的時候，我們就越大聲說話，希望以聲浪折服他人；甚至濫用權威，對別人破口大罵。這樣做可以傳福音嗎？可以建立天主的國嗎？這祗會令自己暫時舒服，卻阻擋了天主的旨意。
天父啊！求祢平伏我們好大喜功的心，好能謙遜地履行祢的聖意。亞孟。
生命恩泉
Humility is the MO of Evangelization (Matthew 13:31-35)
From the start, men were mesmerized by ambitions and grandeurs. They sought eternity in wrong directions. The Tower of Babel was one such example. So was the 2nd Temple which took 46 years to extend. Great empires throughout history would suffer the same annihilation. Yet today, there are still people and governments which follow the same path and have not learnt from history.
But God revealed himself to Elijah in still small voice, cleansed the leprosy of Naaman with ordinary water in the River Jordan. His Son chose to be born in an inconspicuous manger and even buried in a borrowed tomb. God respects us. He does not want to force us with powerful thunderbolts to believe in Him. God does not deploy angelic hosts but tiny yeast to brew the Kingdom of Heaven. This is the modus operandi of God. What about us?
We use to bully the weak, outnumber the minority, yell even louder when our reasons are weaker, hoping to convince others with our volume. We even abuse authority and halt curses at others. Can we evangelize in this way? Can we build up the Kingdom of God? In this way, we may feel comfortable for a short while, but we block the will of God.
Heavenly Father, tame our ambitious hearts so that we may carry out Your will in a humble manner. Amen.
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