Day 24 (Mar 24)
– Be Fruitful and Multiply
Day 24 (Mar 24)
Be Fruitful and Multiply
How can you be fruitful if Jesus is not in you and you in Him?
Audio (in Cantonese)
Audio (in Mandarin)
English
“Give what you command and command what you will.”
What must we do to let the seed sown by God grow and turn fruitful? Am I feeling helpless or frustrated as I strive to become fruitful as God desires?
Many people see Christianity as a religion that demands extreme moral effort. A Catholic friend minced no words when he shared his deep struggle in trying to follow God's commandments and fulfill his religious obligations: “Living out my Christian faith is a huge burden to me. It gives me no joy. Unfortunately, it's a burden I must carry until death in order to avoid divine punishment.”
For some people, God is like a “Master” who rules over them with an iron fist. He is like a tyrant who imposes His commandments from above and demands that we follow them to the t's. But God is no tyrant. Nor does He want us to be His slaves. God is a loving Father who wants us to become His adopted children through Christ (cf. Ephesians 1:5).
Using the metaphor of the true vine, Jesus makes it clear that He is the vine and we are the branches. The two are closely connected – so connected that we can't live or do anything without Him!
Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)
With this in mind, St. Paul tells us how he goes about his daily life: “it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Galatians 2:20 RSV).
We must let Jesus live in us; let our “I” be absorbed into His; let Him take over our whole being! When we do that, He will give us the grace to do what He wants us to do as He has promised: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do” (John 14:12).
St. Augustine is confident that he can do whatever God commands him to do. He asks God to “command what You will”. In the same breath, he implores Him to “give what You command”. He knows if he can do God's commands, it's because of His grace, not because of his own effort.
REFLECTION:
Am I convinced that I can't live or do anything without Christ in me, just as there is no way for my home to receive electricity if it is not connected to the electricity generation company?
感恩有主伴我行!AMEN!
天主求你擁抱我在你內
There’s something amiss with the translation “ Gao Tian “ and “ Chemical Industry”. They are better replaced with : “ Heaven” and “ Creation “ to reflect the context of the passage.re評論
「高天陳述天主的光榮，穹蒼宣揚祂手的化工」譯文來自中文思高聖經。
感謝天主
建議譯為：諸天陳述天主的光榮，宆蒼宣揚経祂手的創作；
若我視天主為主人，我會變為戰戰兢兢的僕人；若我屈服於天主的強權下，懼怕犯罪受永罰，而強迫自己守天主的誡命。在這規範中，真是度日如年，痛苦難耐，最終會想辦法擺脫這段惱人的關係。
我知道天父愛我，我能與父日夜侃侃而談，坦誠交託。活在愛情中的關係最甜美，暫別總是牽掛，總想伴在主旁，總希望為祂做到最完美。我深信和主心靈相通，仁慈的祂會諒解包容寬恕我的過犯，給我機會重來。當我失落沮喪時，愛我的祂總會安慰鼓勵。
在這愛情中，我會得到真正的平安和喜樂。我會積極地去維繫保守，我會充滿動力地去經營耕耘，期待結出纍纍甜美碩果的一天。
主，我活在幸福中，享受有祢同在的每一天！感謝祢讓我找到祢，懂得珍惜祢！亞孟。
諸天是佛教語。指護法眾天神。
仁慈的天父，祈求祢幫助我開放我心，進入美好的時刻。感謝天主
我們能結果實全是天主在我內成就的，若能生活在祂內，祂在我內，生命就會豐盛起來。而且，天主的光榮就在於我們多結果！主耶穌，使我常在祢內活好每一天！
主請袮不要離開我，可憐我這個罪人吧！
主, 沒有祢我甚麼都不能作。沒有祢的指引，我無法找到生活的方向。感謝祢賜予我救恩和永恆的福樂。祢是世界的真光， 帶領人看見真理 。求祢賜予我恩寵，在新生活中為祢作見證。亞孟。
如果無咗基督在內，我便會知一個無良知的人。
沒有基督在內，我什麼也沒有。
父呀，求祢施恩憐憫我的過錯，繼續改善自己。亞孟
雪中送碳的人是有福的
只要我承諾過跟隨祢，祢便會一生眷顧我；我知道只有我在軟弱時離棄祢，祢是不會離棄我的。只要我求，祢定會應許。
I’ve heard that Christians easily fall into depression when they find themselves unable to achieve God’scommandments.
I did feel frustrated at an early stage of my baptism as I counted too much on my own efforts, thinking that grace will be earned that way.
Jn15:5 reminds me again that without God, we cannot do anything.
Lord, please help me always stay connected with You!
四旬期/復活節資源中的「克己有什麼意義」下面的解釋：我們不單只(沉迷)肉體的需求，……這(沉迷)似乎應該改成「節制」才對吧！？
謝謝貴團隊每日辛勤且費心為我們準備四旬期的精神糧食，謹獻上無限的敬意與感恩！
上主，願我口中的話，並願我心中的思慮，常在祢前蒙受悅納。主，求祢賜我恩典，做一切符合祢的聖意的事！
天主愛我们，赐耶稣到世上被釘在十字架为我们而死。
因为太愛我们，所以要我们守誡命，死後便升天与天主一起。
主，求你赐我恩寵，我做祂想我做的一切。
我信天主是唯一的神，我要依靠依照祂的意願而做，求主保佑！
耶穌說:「我的食物就是承行派遣我者的旨意,完成祂的工程。」我甘願嘗試,並嚐到萬般滋味在心頭! 雖苦尤甘。主,我願意!
沒有基督在我內, 我的生命只是空蕩蕩的存在. 上主, 求祢幫助我開放我的心、我的整個人，使我迎接祢、擁抱祢.
如果我心中無主基督，主怎會存留在我心内！??主 我願意空虛整個心，迎接袮，擁抱祢，請主耶穌來吧，進入我的心田??
主耶穌，在祢內是最甜蜜，是充滿恩寵和喜樂的；請祢原諒和寬恕我的無知和軟弱，沒有好好預備讓祢完全充滿我心靈的空間，須然常想著祢，但很容易被其他事情分心，沒有與祢連結的時候，我所做的會使我感到徒然、愧疚和虧欠！
天主父，請派遣聖神，繼續幫助我時刻尋求和分辨什麽是主耶穌給我的旨意並賜我恩寵去完成，好像昨天看到聖德蘭修女所說的，我祈求上主使我能懷著大愛做小事，也懇求天父賜我懂得和活出愛人如己的生命。祈禱奉主耶穌基督名求。亞孟！
放下自我。 讓主耶穌進入我心內， 讓我住在衪內。
求主賜我恩寵， 打開我的心扉， 放下憂慮， 喜樂地生活。
主耶穌: 唯有與祢緊密相連，我的心田才可結出豐盛的果實，感謝祢!
感谢主與我在一起行人生路?時刻都不忘感恩。
Amen
在第二次世界大戰時有一個與麵包同眠的故事。孩子們臨睡前拿著一個麵包，以確定他明天有食物而可以安然入睡。主耶穌，我每晚手握念珠頌念袮的憐憫使我安然入睡至今巳兩年多。有時半夜醒來手中仍緊扼著念珠或落在我的身傍，但總是在我左右。主，我深信如果沒有彌在我內的話，我根本無法生活或做任何事情。我感謝、讚美你。
感謝你的分享， 我亦是手持念珠去安睡， 主多愛我們。
主佑
深信沒有基督在我內。我什麼都不能作,在生活上能懂得主的啓示、是主的恩賜。不是包袱。
我只曉得感謝天主賜我許多恩典，卻忘了最重要的：讓天主的愛在我結出果實，是將基督的愛活出去，這是最真切的恩典。
At the time of coronavirus, I feel I’m closer to God. I hope I’m not only connecting with you when it’s hard times. I hope I connect with you because I belong to you.
Jesus, please give us the sufficient graces to do Your will. Without You, we can do nothing.