人除了在科技上進步之外，社會及經濟生活亦有所長進。從前的社會是帝王專制的，今天是相對地民主多了。從前的經濟是農耕的，今天已是後資訊時代！經濟、科技和社會是進步發達了，可惜我們的倫理及靈性生活，卻遠遠落後。今天的科技成就，不斷挑戰著人性的尊嚴，我們賴以保障人可以像人一樣生活的倫理，對科技的衝擊，明顯地沒有招架的能力。而我們賴以保障倫理生活的法律，亦被社會上的權貴濫用操控，謀求一己在政治上及經濟上的私利，殘民以自肥！
俗世的法律在不斷變，因為政治環境在變，社會文化生活在變。雖然當權者不斷安慰群眾，祇要他們不觸犯法律，法律沒有甚麼可怕，沒有甚麼約束力。聽來好像有理，實在是愚弄人民！因為法律祇保障懂法律的人，而大部份的民眾不懂法律上的技術細節，沒有能力保護自己！人生在這個變幻無常的世界，連法律也不能保證一個安穩的生活。但人不可以終日惶恐不安，對心靈、對精神和對身體都不是健康的。我們有權追求安居樂業的生活，但當今天下，我看不見有多少政權，有能力提供這個微不足道的保證。
我別無他選，惟有投靠天主，依恃天主的法律，它是放諸四海皆準的法則，幫助我們走過人生的旅程，返回天鄉。我們不需要擁有高超的法律知識，也可以掌握天主的法律，不愁當權者濫用這法律。因為「我要將我的法律放在他們的肺腑裏，寫在他們的心頭上；我要作他們的天主，他們要作我的人民。那時，誰也不再教訓自己的近人或弟兄說：『你們該認識上主』，因為不論大小，人人都必認識我。」（耶31:33-34）這個願景，今天還沒有完全實現，因為全人類還沒有接受這法律，還沒有完全實踐這法律。感謝耶穌基督的保證，「即使天地過去了，一撇或一劃也決不會從法律上過去，必待一切完成。」（瑪5:18）
天父啊！願我們能謙恭地在這天地間，奉行祢的旨意。亞孟。
Humility III (Matthew 5:17-19)
Besides making scientific and technological advances, men also make progress in their social and economic life. The society had been ruled by imperial tyrants. Nowadays, it is more democratic. The economy used to be agricultural. Now it is post-informational! Progresses in economic, scientific and social spheres have been achieved. Unfortunately, our ethical and spiritual life is falling far behind. Today, many technologies are challenging our human dignity. In front of technological assaults, the ethics which guarantee us to live like a man have no defence. And the laws, on which we rely to safeguard our ethical life, are being abused and manipulated by the rich and powerful for personal gains!
Secular laws keep changing because the political environment is changing, social and cultural lives are changing. Although people in power try unceasingly to pacify us that if we do not breach the laws, there is nothing to fear about the laws which do not restrict us much. It sounds reasonable but in fact it tries to fool the people! We are living in an ever changing world in which even the laws cannot guarantee us a stable life. But men cannot live in uncertainty forever. It is unhealthy for the mind, the soul as well as the body. We deserve a steady life in which we can make our living peacefully. But I do not see which state today is able to guarantee us such a trivial request.
I have no choice but to rely on God and on His Law which is universally valid. It helps us through this life journey to return home above. We do not need to possess high level of legal knowledge to master God's law. We do not need to worry about the powerful manipulating it. It is because, "I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. They will no longer teach their friends and relatives, 'Know the Lord!' Everyone, from least to greatest, shall know me." (Jeremiah 31:33-34) This vision has not yet been fully realized today because not all members of the humanity accept this Law and not all the Law have been put into practice. Thank Jesus Christ for his guarantee, "Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place." (Matthew 5:18)
Heavenly Father! Let us humbly do your will between heaven and earth. Amen.
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