“For Christ's love compels us…” (2 Corinthians 5:14, NIV). Feeling compelled by Christ’s love to share his good news is a good indicator of spiritual maturity. It suggests to us that the seed sown by God is growing well in our hearts.
But feeling compelled to share the Gospel is one thing, doing it effectively is quite another. In the reflection of Day 29, making ourselves “a living gospel to others” was suggested as an effective way to share the Gospel. Today, let’s turn our attention to two important virtues that we must practise in order to be successful in being “a living gospel to others”: love and humility.
Sometimes, we are so fixated on being efficient in using our time and effort that we tend to overlook the needs and feelings of the recipients of our sharing. It's important to remember that the best way to share our faith is not by wearing people down with endless instructions or barking out strict orders like a slave-driver. The Christian message of love needs to be shared with genuine love. St. Augustine says “Once and for all, a short rule is laid down for you: Love, and do what you will. If you keep silent, do it out of love. If you cry out, do it out of love. If you refrain from punishing, do it out of love. Let the root of love be within. From such a root nothing but good can come.” (Sermon on 1 John)
“[S]top disputing about words. This serves no useful purpose since it harms those who listen”, (2 Timothy 2:14). How often do we find ourselves arguing with people on the rhetoric? In the process, we deviate from our goal of helping them to see the truth. Our emotions and pride get in the way. Suddenly, winning the argument becomes our priority. Once again, St. Augustine comes to our rescue if we are prone to making this mistake: “The teacher should not serve the words but the words the teacher” (On Christian Doctrine 4.28.61). The words are the teacher's tool. They are the means, not the end. Always remember: “God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble” (1 Peter 5:5).
One last but perhaps the most important point. We must have the humility to accept that conversion of human hearts is God's work, not ours. St. Paul speaks from personal experience: “I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth” (1 Corinthians 3:6). We must not claim credit if we succeed in helping people to grow in faith; nor should we despair when we fail. Like St. Paul and Apollos, our job is to keep planting and watering. By God's grace, conversions will follow.
感謝主的恩賜！希望人在逆境裡也能感受到主的救恩！AMEN!
我是為了承行天主在我身上的計劃，接受去福傳、去教慕道班的工作。主！求賜我一顆充滿愛的心及謙誠純樸的心、祈禱刻苦的精神！
天主， 我是回應祢的旨意去带领慕道班。求祢賜與我真誠的愛和謙信嘅心去與人分基督的信仰， 學習聖保祿宗徒所講我們裁種和灌澆，做應做的事就夠了。至於人的轉化與否，就交託給祢。求聖神的光照，時常懷著謙和信靠祢的心去成就祢的旨意。亞孟。
天主，求祢助我以愛和謙遜的德行去做福傳和帶領慕道者去認識和愛慕祢，並以光榮祢為依歸。
愛和謙遜是福傳的最大動機
耶穌基督做了最好的示範了
全能的天主，懇求祢赐給我謙遜，把仁愛和光明宣揚比路人。❤
仁慈的天父，我會繼續做一個謙遜的人。我與他人分享福音，是出於愛的出發點。感謝天主
光榮歸於主而不是歸於我們。願主賜我愛與謙卑的心服侍你。不要僭越你的光榮。願光榮歸於父、及子、及聖神,
起初如何,今日亦然,直到永遠。亞孟!
??主 我誠心喜樂地感謝祢尋找到我，而我向人分享這份喜樂使命是應該的，但必須要由愛出發，這份愛是在我心田紥根，要靠着天主的恩寵助祐，謙遜地栽種和澆水，即他的他悔改和相信，使他的心轉化和成長是天主的旨意。???
因為今次肺炎病毒和參加了心田的農夫這個活動令我改去—些壞習慣，但又令我養成了一些好習慣。希望在聖神的帶領下，我能持之以恆。主佑！
As the only Catholic in my immediate family and among my close friends, I felt an urgent need to have them converted after I was baptized years ago. I consider myself as a ‘salesman’ who has a quota to meet and felt frustrated when none of them go to church upon my invitation. I started to question if I have not been doing ‘well’ enough.
Thank God that I have gradually seen that people’s inner conversion is done by Him, not by me and that I am simply satisfying myself, not out of love for them. Now I will always remember that I am only His means and not an end.
Lord, please help me to persist in being Your humble farmer in sowing the seeds !
我們在運用精力和時間上，過分注意效率，過分計算成效。因為基於我想告訴自己和別人我是多麽優秀，多麽難得的盡責農夫？期望我田園的收成比人豐盛，是出於比拼高下，是源自高傲的心，而不是出於愛。如果自滿、驕傲是努力的根基，就是違背了天父恩賜我作為基督徒的名分。
我要學習謙遜，因為賜與成就的美果不是源於我，而是上主願意附予生機，才會成就。我要學懂愛，出於愛心善意的事，才令一切美好。
主，請繼續啟蒙我，讓我能真正明白基督的教誨，實踐基督徒應持守的生活態度，學慬祈求上主賜與恩寵，使我成為以愛和謙遜去生活的福音。
我很想与朋友分享信仰.因为我愛我的朋友，另外傳福音是我的使命。
當朋友没有兴趣談信仰問题，我怕失去这个朋友，我便停止。
求主赐我能力，努力去傳福音。
聖保祿為主耶穌福音作見證常耍忍饑受渴，衣不蔽體，受人拳打，居無定所，親手勞碌操作；被人咒罵時就祝福人；被人迫害時就忍受；
遇到被人誹謗就勸戒；又被人視為世上的垃圾和人間的廢物。
今天的經文和教導，句句嵌入我的心靈和骨髓，使我羞愧！ 我對人的愛實在太少，存在的驕傲和心硬，我成了反見證。
主耶穌，請可憐我！幫助我！請寬恕和改造我，常刻反省和緊記你的教導，緊記「驕傲成就自己的旨意；謙遜成就天主的旨意。」的提醒。
天主父， 祈禱奉主耶穌基督聖名求。亞孟！
先去愛， 便可做你想做的事， 即係愛心。 我同身邊未有認識主分享上信仰的事， 從中希望他們聽多d, 互相分享感受。 感謝主
我知道了, 福傳工作的成果是掌管於天主……我們就以愛和謙遜, 活出基督的精神, 作為一本[生活的福音].
Yes, it’s so true : whatever we do, do it for LOVE. The intention is more important than anything else. Please guide way all the time, God!
Yes, it’s so true : whatever we do, do it for LOVE. The intention is more important than anything else. Please guide my way all the time, God!
願聖神賜予恩寵，在生活中與人相處和做事，都懷著愛和真心，平凡中帶出福音的訊息?
以愛與謙遜與他人分享信仰，是天主恩慈的召喚，也是出於對那人的愛。感謝主!
Lord, help me to share my Christian faith out of love for the person.