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2008年08月31日常年期第二十二主日 (甲年)
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神父的話十字架與歡騰
「背負十字架去跟隨耶穌」這句話的意思是什麼？ 這就是說，跟隨耶穌的榜樣和訓誨往往是一種真實的挑戰。 亦是說做正當的事和愛護隣人是十分危險的。 又是說愛須要犧牲。 我們不用去尋找十字架，因為它會來找我們。 假若我們能夠看見彼此的十字架，我們會感覺譧遜和驚異。 讓我們看看下列的例子吧！ 你曾經過千次節制自己，作無數的個人犧牲，全是為着養妻活兒，使子女能夠享有你以前自己所沒有的一切。 你是一個十多歲的青年，你下決心去過一個純潔和有德行的生活，雖然其他人似乎不是這樣做。 你認為你可能要付出一個很大的代價。 你會犧牲你的聲望，而因此被一般自以為是的人排斥。 你獻身去照顧一個體殘或弱智的小孩或是年老體弱的父母，因為這是應做的事而你是出於愛心去這樣做。 你的故事畢竟怎樣結束？ 你背負十字架會帶領你到那裡去？ 或許會給你帶來更多痛苦，甚至死亡。 不過，我們知道結果是怎樣的：喜樂會戰勝痛苦，生命會戰勝死亡，光明會戰勝黑暗，復活會戰勝被釘死於十字架。 雖然我們飽受痛苦和犧牲，只要我們背負自己的十字架去跟隨耶穌，我們故事的結果是一致的。
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"Cross and Jubilation"
What does it mean "carrying the cross and follow Jesus"? It means that sometimes following the example and teaching of Jesus is a real challenge. It means that doing the right thing and loving our neighbor can be downright dangerous. It means that sometimes loving demands sacrifice. You do not have to go looking for crosses. They find us. And I think if we could see each other's crosses we would be humbled and surprised. Look at the following examples. You have denied yourself a thousand times over by raising a family and all of the personal sacrifices that go with it, so that your kids could have advantages that you did not have. You are a teenager and you are determined to live a life of virtue and chastity when it seems to you that no one else is. And you think you may pay a price for that. You will sacrifice popularity, and get marginalized by the crowd that call themselves "cool". You have devoted what seems to be your life to caring for that physically or mentally-challenged child or an elderly infirmed parent because it is simply the right thing to do and you do it out of love. How will your stories end? Where will carrying your cross lead you? Maybe through more suffering. Maybe to death. But I know how these stories will end. Suffering is conquered by joy. Death is conquered by life. Darkness is conquered by light. Crucifixion is conquered by resurrection. Our faith tells us that despite our suffering and sacrifices our stories will end the same way if we pick up our own crosses and follow Jesus.
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