[心之所向] 盼望中喜樂，患難中堅忍

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.

Romans 12:9-19

愛，不可虛偽；惡，要厭惡；善，要持守。要以手足之愛彼此相親，用恭敬的心互相禮讓。殷勤不可懶惰，心靈要火熱，常常服事主；在盼望中要喜樂，在患難中要堅忍，禱告要恆切。聖徒有缺乏的，就要接濟；客旅要熱誠地款待。

迫害你們的，要為他們祝福；只可祝福，不可咒詛。要與喜樂的人一同喜樂，與哀哭的人一同哀哭。要彼此同心，不可心高氣傲，倒要俯就卑微的。不可自以為聰明。

不可以惡報惡。大家以為美的事，要努力去作。可能的話，總要盡你們的所能與人和睦。親愛的啊，不要為自己伸冤，寧可等候主的憤怒，因為經上記著，主說：「伸冤在我，我必報應。」

羅馬書12章9-19節

第12章的標題是「以愛相待」，英文只有一個字，Love。

很多一個人的時候，那些受過的傷痕在回憶中又鮮明起來，心底不自覺湧出的憤怒與怨恨，曾經像是倒入清水中的墨汁一樣，慢慢地漸漸地渲染在我的心上。

唯一能讓我清醒並且壓下那些負面想法的，只有神跟祂無盡的愛。我得不斷不斷的禱告，不斷的向神乞求更堅強的力量去抵抗這些排山倒海的恨。

愛這個字，說起來很簡單，英文拼起來也不難，卻包含著很大的很大的以致於無限的含意，必須透過不斷的練習，然後也許哪天我們才能理解愛其中很小的一部分。每次的練習，都讓我的心疲累不堪，像是精神上在打仗一般。

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

永遠也不是一門簡單的功課。