當士兵對指揮官缺乏信任的時候，他們怎會替指揮官賣命呢？當今世界各地，出現了不少的示威運動，部份原因都是出於人民對政府管治的不滿和不信任。即使是醫術高明的醫生，倘若得不到病人的信任，也是束手無策。上司與下屬、政府與人民、醫生與病人之間，都有著一份不同程度的合作關係。合作的成敗，取決於信任的程度。在上的很多時候都採用家長式管治，因為對在下的缺乏信任：「我係老闆，你唔係」、「最後要負責嘅係我，唔係你」、「我比你知得多」、「我咁樣做都係為你好」等等，毫無合作和信任的餘地！
天主剛好相反，祂對人類的信任，真是令人驚訝。且看耶穌基督，他竟然邀請一個在世俗眼中，成事不足，敗事有餘的伯多祿，與祂合作在世上建設天國，並且把天國的鑰匙交給他（瑪16:19）；從耶穌基督的族譜，我們可以見到在耶穌基督身上的遺傳基因，容納了很多行為上和性格上有毛病的人！天父竟然這樣信任人類，願意天主子降生成脆弱的人類，而不是大能的天使！人類呢？被撒殫挑撥離間（創3:5），竟然懷疑賴以生存的造物主。天人之間的關係，真是脆弱！
天父啊！求祢不要嫌棄我們微薄的信德，仰賴祢的慈悲，讓我們也蒙受祝福吧。亞孟！
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On Faith (III) --- God Believes in Men
When soldiers do not trust their commanders, how would they bite the bullets for their superiors? All over the globe today, many peoples take to the streets to vent their dissatisfaction and mistrust of their governments. Even professional physicians, if they are not able to command their patients’ trust, they could not treat them. Between supervisors and subordinates, states and subjects, doctors and patients, there exists a certain degree of cooperative relationship. The success of their cooperation depends on trust. Most of the time, supervisors take a patriarchist approach and show no trust to the subordinates: "I'm the boss. You aren't!", "In the end, I am held responsible. Not you!", "I know more than you do" and "I do this for your good" etc. There is no room for trust and cooperation!
God's approach is the very opposite. His trust in men is astounding. Take a look at Jesus Christ. He chooses such a weakling as Peter, works with him to build up the Kingdom of Heaven and asks him to keep the key (Matthew 16:19). From His genealogy, we find that Jesus Christ embedded DNA of many people with flawed personalities and behaviours! The Father so trusted humanity that the Son incarnated as a fragile man and not a mighty angel! What about men? Deceived by Satan (Genesis 3:5), men doubted their Creator who sustains their lives. How delicate is the God-men relationship!
Good for humanity, there is the BVM to represent us to show our trust in the Father! Although she did not understand why God rejected her wish to serve Him in celibacy (Luke 1:32), she is blessed because she "believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled." (1:45) Her faith made it possible for her to give birth to the Son of God and at the same time, keeping her virginity perpetually! Indeed, who else but God speaks and things get done? Most of the time, our faith is shaky because we harbour unreasonable expectations in God's will! Even if the cause is noble, the BVM does not insist. This is the secret of bringing blessing to the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3).
Heavenly Father! You do not despise our miserable faith. Per Your mercy, make us blessed as well. Amen!
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