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復活期第三主日彌撒講道辭 ─長相左右
伍棟樑神父 徐麗華譯 當我發現今年的日光節約時間比住年提早了一些，我不禁由衷的歡呼。雖然，我必須不厭其煩的把每一隻鐘錶都調整好時間，但我郤非常高興的享受這多出來的日光。 有時我們前行，有時我們後退。 在今天的福音中，宗徒們又開始打魚了。這些不就是在先前“就捨棄一切”(路加，5：1)跟隨了耶穌的那一批人嗎？宗徒們回到了他們的魚網前，實際是一種象徵：他們不只是回到了以前舊的營生，也回到了舊的生活方式，而使他們的信仰生活也回到了耶穌當初召叫他們時的同樣情況。 隨著時光的流逝，我們希望自巳的信仰生活也可以跟著進步，而成為一個好的基督徒。但是舊習難以破除，舊的行為與態度難以更改。我們都該承認有很多時候，我們是在開倒車，而不是向前進。當我們下定決心，不再批判的時候，,我們郤又批判了別人；當我們決定要更有耐心時，我們郤對自巳的家人感到不耐煩；當我們決心要對本堂做更多服務時，郤對列舉的自願工作佇足不前。當我們決志要定時虔誠的祈禱時，我們的祈禱，郤是隨隨又便便。 然而不需要擔心。雖然宗徒們回到了他們舊的生活形態中，耶穌依然顯現了給他們。我們該記得，不論我們是前行或是走回頭路，也不論我們是否生活在祂為我們贏得的新生命中，耶穌是永遠與我們同在的。不管我們在何處，往前或往後，耶穌都站在我們的面前，召叫我們來分享祂極端豐盛復活後的生命，更恩賜給我們祂的聖寵和力量，使我們能夠大步的往前邁進。 復活期第三主日(丙年)二零零七年四月二十二日 請參閱若望福音二十一章一至十四節 The Homily of 3rd Easter By Fr. Kimm
I cheered when I discovered we would be starting daylight saving time a little earlier this year. In spite of the annoyance of having to reset all of my clocks and watches, I enjoy the extra hours of daylight. Sometimes
we go forward; sometimes we go back. In
our gospel story, the disciples are fishing again. But aren't these the same men who had
previously "left everything" (Lk We
hope that as time goes by we are progressing in our spiritual lives, that we
are growing as Christians. But
old habits are hard to break and old patterns of behavior and old attitudes
are hard to change. We all have
to admit that sometimes we find ourselves moving backward instead of forward:
we judge others when we have decided to stop judging; we are impatient with
family members when we have resolved to be more patient; we are slow to
volunteer when we have committed ourselves to fuller participation in the
parish community; we are careless about our prayer when we have vowed to pray
regularly and devotedly. Still,
there is no reason to worry.
Going back to their old lives does not prevent the disciples from
receiving a visit from the Lord; Jesus appears to them anyway. We should remember that Jesus is with
us, whether we are moving forward or moving backward, whether we are living
the new life he won for us or not living the new life he won for us. Wherever we are, forward or back, Jesus
is standing before us, calling us to share ever more abundantly in his risen
life and offering us the grace and strength to keep moving forward. 3rd Easter (C) see John 21:1-14 <回總年份目錄 Year Menu>
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