对今日诗句的想法
“没有房间了！把他安排在马槽吧！”我们往往偏好那些富有、美貌、有权势、有声望的人。有意思的是，神启示自己为寡妇、孤儿和寄居者的保护者，成为婴孩来到世间——成为小镇中犹太木匠和年轻童女的孩子。神期望我们留意身边有需要的人。他期望那不仅仅是一年一度圣诞节的好行为，而是期望我们维护像约瑟、玛利亚和耶稣那样的人们。神不仅教导我们公平，更教导我们保护那些有需要的人，并为他们的权益申辩。当我们如此行，我们是为神而行(参见马太福音23章)。
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
"No room in the inn!" "Placed him in a manger!" So often we play favorites with the rich, beautiful, powerful, and prestigous. Isn't it interesting that God revealed himself as the defender of the widow, the orphan, and the alien and then entered the world as the child of a Jewish carpenter and a young virgin from a small town. God wants us to notice those in need around us. He wants it to be more than an annual good gesture at Christmas. He wants us to be advocates for the folks like Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. We're not just told to be fair; we're told to defend and to plead the rights of those in need. When we do, we do it for him (see Matthew 23).
我的祷告
圣洁的天父啊，愿你使我更加清醒地认识到身边需要你爱和恩典的人们。愿你使用我保护他们、侍奉他们。愿你睁开我的双眼，使我在那些有需要的人们脸上看到主耶稣。奉我救主耶稣，全人类的救主之名祈求，阿们！
My Prayer...
Make me more aware, Holy Father, of those around me who need your love and grace. Make me your instrument to defend them and to serve them. Open my eyes to see Jesus in the faces of those in need. In the name of my Savior, Jesus, Savior of all peoples, I pray. Amen.
