对今日诗句的想法
当我们的朋友遭遇不平，我们很容易就被激怒了。当我们所爱之人被得罪，我们迫不及待就想寻求公正。然而，神提醒我们，我们若不去保护那些柔弱的、边缘化的、受压迫和被遗忘的人，我们的敬拜就徒有其表。需要帮助的不仅仅是我们的朋友，那些没有朋友的人也需要我们。“行善”并不仅仅意味着在我们这个神圣的小圈子里做个好人，不做恶事;“行善”也意味着去关注、安慰并鼓励那些默默无闻的人。
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
We find it easy to be incensed when wrong is done to a friend. We are ready to fight injustice when someone we love has been wronged. However, God reminds us that our worship means little if we do not also protect those who are weak, marginalized, oppressed, and forgotten. It's not just our friends who need our help; it's also those who have no friends who need us. "To do right" doesn't just mean being a good person and avoiding evil in our sanctified little enclaves; it also means caring, comforting, and encouraging those no one else wants to notice.
我的祷告
亲爱的父啊，求你饶恕我，你赐我丰厚的恩典和慈爱，我却如此自私。我承认自己时常只与那些与我相似之人待在一起——那些外表、思想和穿着与我类似的人。我知道这世界有许多人连个朋友都没有，更别提守护者。亲爱的主啊，求你开我的眼睛，让我看见那些你乐意让我去保护、鼓励并祝福的人。奉耶稣的名求，阿门！
My Prayer...
Forgive me, dear Father, for being selfish with your love and grace. I confess that I often find it easy to stay near those who are like me — who look like me, think like me, and dress like me. I know that many in the world around me do not have a friend, much less a defender. Open my eyes, dear Lord, to see those in my world that you would have me protect, encourage, and bless. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
