暖心美文《善行無小事》摘抄

1、IwasintheSantaCruzMountainsnotlongago,speakingandsingingatawconference.Wewerefocusingonthethemeoflovingothersinpracticalwaysthrogifts,andsomethinginparticularhappenedduringoneofthesessionsthatwillremimprintedinmymemoryasabeautifulillustrationofthispractice.不久前我在圣克魯斯山脈，在一次婦女大會上有說有唱。我們關(guān)注的主題是通過送禮物等實(shí)用的方

2、法來關(guān)愛他人。其中一個(gè)會議期間發(fā)生的一件特殊的事將成為最美的印跡永遠(yuǎn)銘刻在我的記憶中。AyoungSyrianwoman(Lilith)hadbeeninvitedtotheconferenceatthelasandeveryoneseemedsurprisedanddelightedthatshedactuallycome.Justafewearlier,Lilithhadfledhercountryandfoundrefugewithoneofthewomenattenconference.AsanOrthodoxChristianinSyria,sheandherlovedoneshad

3、becomeofviolentatrocitiesfromradicalterroristgroupsinthecountrysongoingcivilwar.一位年輕的敘利亞女士(莉莉絲)在最后一分鐘被邀請到會議上，大家看起來都很驚訝，也很高興她真的來了。就在幾天前，莉莉絲逃離她的國家，和另外一個(gè)參加會議的女士一起尋找避難所。作為敘利亞的一名東正教教徒，她和親人們成為了這個(gè)國家正在進(jìn)行的內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中激進(jìn)的恐怖組織暴行的目標(biāo)。Lilithhadwitnesstarget=_blankclass=infotextkeywitnessedhorrorsnooneheryoungageshouldever

4、see.Despitethefurtherdangeritpresented,sheddecidedtherhomeandherfamilytofindsafetyhereinAmerica.Knowingsomeofhersseeinghersittingthroughthesessionsattheretreat-headcoveredinascarf,towardthefloor-brokemyheart.莉莉絲目擊了她這個(gè)年紀(jì)的年輕人不該見到的恐怖。盡管要面臨更大的危險(xiǎn)，但她決定離開家和家人來美國尋求安全。知道了她的一些故事，看見她會議期間有些退卻頭上包著圍巾，臉朝著地面壓得很低我感覺

5、心要碎了。Lilithsstorytouchedallofus,includingPam,anattendeewhowasaquiltmhadjustfinishedagorgeous,intricately-patternedquilt,andhadbroughtitwithheralongwithafewoftheleaders,decidedtogiveittoLilithasasymbolofthelove.Lilithhadleftherownmotherbehindinherhomeland,andIcantimaginefrightenedandaloneshefelt.Buti

6、nherabsenceIcouldseetherewerelotsofthiscommunityofwomenwhoweremorethanreadytoloveonher.莉莉絲的故事觸動了我們所有人，包括與會的被子生產(chǎn)商帕姆。帕姆剛做出了一床華麗的、圖案精致的被子，也帶過來了。她和幾位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)決定把它贈給莉莉絲，被子象征了他們的安慰和愛。莉莉絲把母親留在了家鄉(xiāng)，我無法想象她感到多么害怕孤單。但她的離開使我看到在這個(gè)女性團(tuán)體中有很多“媽媽”，她們都準(zhǔn)備好要把愛獻(xiàn)給她。DuringourlastsessiontogetherLilithwascalledforwardandprayedover,h

7、ugandwrappedupinthatbeautifulquilt.IthoughtofthemanyhoursPamundoubworkingonit,unawareofthehorrendouseventsthatwouldleadLilithtothismliterallysurroundedbythebeautyandlovethequiltembodied.Iwept.Whentheyitwasforher,shewept.Weallwept,honkingournosesandwipingoureyes.我們最后一次在一起開會時(shí)，莉莉絲被叫去站到前面，大家為她祈禱，擁抱她，把那條

8、漂亮的被子圍在她身上。我想到帕姆毫無疑問花了好長時(shí)間做這個(gè)被子，當(dāng)時(shí)她根本不知道那些可怕的事會把莉莉絲帶到這里此時(shí)卻被被子蘊(yùn)含的美麗和愛所圍繞。我哭了，她們告訴她這個(gè)被子是給她的時(shí)候，她哭了。我們都哭了，抽泣著擦著眼淚。Ithoughtaboutthewordsfrom1Peter4:10:ServeoneanotherwiththepagiftsGodhasgiveneachofyou,asfaithfuldispensersofthemagnificentlyvariedGod.Thewordsparticularandvariedsuggesttomethattheremaybeasma

9、nytherearepeopleandpersonalities.Aquiltwrappedaroundaravagedyoungwomanonepractical,lovingactofservicethatdemonstratesGodsgrace.我想到了彼得前書的4章10節(jié)里的話：各人要照所得的恩賜彼此服侍，作神百般恩賜的好管家。這番話特別換了一種方式提醒我有多少人和個(gè)性就有多少禮物。一位受到傷害的年輕女子身上圍的被子就是體現(xiàn)了上帝慈悲的一個(gè)充滿愛意的行為。Itstheparticularthingswedothatwesometimesthinkaretoosmallorinconsequentialcomparedtotheoverwhelmingsufferingwewitnesstarget=_blankclass=infotextkeywitness.Buttodonothingwhenweseeanopportunity-toserve,tocomfort,toeaseanotherspain-istowithho