圓滿的愛驅逐恐懼 Perfect Love Drives Out Fear

圓滿的愛驅逐恐懼（谷1:40-45）

人是有靈的生物（創2:7），是靈性與血肉結合在一起的生命體，二者息息相關。所以，為甚麼醫者要有父母心呢？無他，因為除了治療肉體上的疾病之外，還要醫治病人的心！

在發現盤尼西林之前，痲瘋病是不治之症。痲瘋病人固然要捱受肉體上的痛苦，再加上所有人的無知所引起的恐懼，令他們遭受無情的驅逐和敵視，肉體和心靈上受著雙重的打擊。他們的苦況，有誰知道，有誰會憐憫他們呢？天主子知道，天主子憐憫他們！「耶穌動了憐憫的心，就伸手撫摸他」（谷1:41），耶穌基督不但治療癩病人的肉體，更撫平他的心！在後世，耶穌基督的門徒也能步武天主子的芳表，不怕被傳染，服務這些病人！

耶穌基督乃天主子，一般病菌病毒，傷害不了祂。但基督徒祇是凡人一個，憑甚麼抵抗病菌的入侵呢？是聖神！是聖神所引發的愛，使基督徒無懼各式各樣的病菌病毒！這話怎解呢？

聖神不但是「真理之神」（若14:17），祂又是愛德之神（羅5:5）。正是憑著聖神的助祐，基督徒的內心滿溢著愛德：「…以聖神、以無偽的愛情、以真理的言辭…」（格後6:6-7）處處表現出是天主的僕伇。與拋頭顱，灑熱血的殉道聖人相比，服務痲瘋病人，等閒之事而已！是甚麼令基督徒不怕流血殉道呢？除了愛，還可以有其他嗎？因為「在愛內沒有恐懼，反之，圓滿的愛把恐懼驅逐於外」（若一4:18）
天主聖神，求祢再次暖化我們的冰心，讓我們勇敢地，明智地去愛。亞孟。
生命恩泉
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Perfect Love Drives Out Fear (Mark 1:40-45)

Man is a living soul (Genesis 2:7). He is a living combination of flesh and spirit tightly coupled. That is why physicians must have a parental heart. It is obvious that besides relieving patients of physical ailments, physicians need to cure their hearts!

Before the discovery of penicillin, leprosy was incurable. Not only did lepers suffer from physical pains, but people also chased them away and were hostile towards them because of the fear engendered from ignorance. Lepers’ were double doses of sufferings indeed. Who knew their plights? Who would show them mercy? The Son of God knows. The Son of God shows mercy! “Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him” (Mark 1:41) Not only did Jesus cure the leper, but he also pacified his heart! In subsequent ages, Christians follow the exemplar of the Son of God to serve the sick without fear of infection!

Jesus Christ is the Son of God whom bacteria and viruses can inflict no harm. But Christians are mere mortals. With what do they resist viral infection? The Holy Spirit! It is the love triggered by the Holy Spirit that makes Christians fearless against all sorts of lethal viruses! What does that mean? Not only is the Holy Spirit the spirit of truth (John 14:17), but He is also the spirit of charity (Romans 5:5). With the blessing of the Holy Spirit, Christian hearts overflow with love, showing themselves as ministers of God “… in a Holy Spirit, in unfeigned love, in truthful speech …” (2 Corinthians 6:6-7). Comparing with martyrs who offer up their lives, serving lepers is very minor! What makes Christians not afraid of martyrdom? What else if not love! It is because “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4: 18)
Holy Spirit! Come again to inflame our chilling hearts. Let us love bravely and wisely. Amen.