眷顾被忽略和遗忘的人

Jul 12, 2024

“为寡妇申冤。”(以赛亚书1:17)

新约时期的社会没有福利制度。因此,使徒雅各这么写道:“在父上帝看来,纯洁无暇的虔诚是指照顾患难中的孤儿寡妇……”(雅各书1:27)这也许是你一直以来在寻找的事工!你唯一需要的条件,就是记得“被排外”的感觉和具备“采取行动”的同情心。以下这封令人心酸的信“守寡的故事”出自一位丧偶女士:“首先是麻木,接着是忙碌。面临大量需要解决的事情;没完没了的死亡证明和需要签署的文件。朋友们非常体贴,亲戚们也给予关怀和支持,你就继续忙碌着。然而,夜里你会悲痛地敲打那一半空出的床。最后,你闭上眼睛,把他的牙刷丢进垃圾桶,把从医院带回来装在塑料袋里的旧工作鞋扔掉。你清空衣橱,把他所有的物件都送人,那种揪心的痛苦令你难以置信。衣橱里的每件服饰都让你想起你们共度的特别时光和场景。一年过去了,你仍安然无恙;随后,打击接踵而来!朋友们庆贺生日,皆是成双成对。他们没有邀请你,因为你是个‘累赘’;有些人的妻子甚至视你为一种威胁。恳请眷顾我们!不要把我们当作多余的行李。我们已经遭遇不幸,需要朋友。署名:被遗忘的人。”请你今天思考一下,如果你愿意去寻找社会上常常被忽略和遗忘的人,你能给他们的生命带来什么样的改变。

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