Sunday, September 6, 2009

Worship - Peace (和平 & 和睦)

"愛人不可虛假、惡要厭惡、善要親近。 愛弟兄、要彼此親熱.恭敬人、要彼此推讓。 殷勤不可懶惰.要心裡火熱.常常服事主。在指望中要喜樂.在患難中要忍耐。禱告要恆切.聖徒缺乏要幫補.客要一味的款待。逼迫你們的、要給他們祝福.只要祝福、不可咒詛。與喜樂的人要同樂.與哀哭的人要同哭。要彼此同心.不要志氣高大、倒要俯就卑微的人。不要自以為聰明。不要以惡報惡、眾人以為美的事、要留心去作。若是能行、總要盡力與眾人和睦。" (羅馬書 Romans 12:9-18)

"要離惡行善、尋求和睦、一心追趕。" (詩篇 Psalms 34:14)

"使人和睦的人有福了.因為他們必稱為神的兒子。" (馬太福音 Matthew 5:9)

Getting along well with others is not:
- hide from problem
- just trying to please others


How to be Peace Maker (和平之子)?

(1) Chance to discuss peacefully

-> Be the first one to start the conversation no matter who's fault it is.
-> 主動

"所以你在祭壇上獻禮物的時候、若想起弟兄向你懷怨、就把禮物留在壇前、先去同弟兄和好、然後來獻禮物。" (馬太福音 Matthew 5:23-24)

"倘若你的弟兄得罪你、你就去趁著只有他和你在一處的時候、指出他的錯來.他若聽你、你便得了你的弟兄。" (馬太福音 Matthew 18:15)


(2) Listen and Understand others' feelings

"總而言之、你們都要同心、彼此體恤、相愛如弟兄、存慈憐謙卑的心." (彼得前書 1 Peter 3:8)


(3) Focus on the problem... Not personal attack

-> Be honest

"污穢的言語、一句不可出口、只要隨事說造就人的好話、叫聽見的人得益處。" (以弗所書 Ephesians 4:29)

7 rules of fair arguments:
a) No compare
-> don't compare people
b) No point fingers
-> no "you, you, you"
-> solve the problem together
c) No commanding
d) No threading
e) No looking down at others
-> respect others
-> I am better than you or I know more than you
f) No interruption
-> listen more than talk
g) No introduce confusions
-> stay on one topic

(4) Try to compromise

"惟獨從上頭來的智慧、先是清潔、後是和平、溫良柔順、滿有憐憫、多結善果、沒有偏見、沒有假冒。並且使人和平的、是用和平所栽種的義果。" (雅各書 James 3:17-18)

-> Marriage facing death/end usually because one side always says he/she is right... Then, reason for divorce is 'Incomparable'...
-> respect each other
-> Peace is like growing a plant. If you plant peace, you'll get peace.


(5) Focus on reconciliation (和好), not resolution

"一切都是出於神、他藉著基督使我們與他和好、又將勸人與他和好的職分賜給我們." (哥林多後書 2 Corinthians 5:18)

-> It's not worth it, if you solve the problem but destroy relationship.
-> People can agree to disagree.


Take toothpaste as an example:
- if our inside is peace, when pressure occurs, peace comes out.
- if our inside is anger, when pressure occurs, anger will come out.


It is difficult to be peace maker. We need to rely on God to help us to have peace inside.
"願恩惠平安、因你們認識神和我們主耶穌、多多的加給你們." (彼得後書 2 Peter 1:2)


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聖法蘭西斯禱文

使我作你和平之子,
在憎恨之處播下你的愛。
在傷痕之處播下你寬恕,
在懷疑之處播下信心,

哦,主啊!使我少為自己求,
少求受安慰,但求安慰人;
少求被了解,但求了解人;
少求愛,但求全心付出愛。

使我作你和平之子,
在絕望之處播下你盼望,
在幽暗之處播下你光明,
在憂愁之處播下歡愉。

哦,主啊!使我少為自己求,
少求受安慰,但求安慰人;
少求被了解,但求了解人;
少求愛,但求全心付出愛。

使我作你和平之子,
在赦免時我們便蒙赦免,
在捨去時我們便有所得,
迎接死亡時便進入永生。


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