《Lent》Day 38
不是照我所願
36 耶穌和門徒來到一個地方，名叫客西馬尼。祂對他們說：「你們坐在這裏，我到那邊去禱告。」37 於是祂帶著彼得和西庇太的兩個兒子同去。祂憂愁起來，極其難過，38 就對他們說：「我心裏非常憂傷，幾乎要死；你們留在這裏，和我一同警醒。」39 祂就稍往前走，俯伏在地，禱告說：「我父啊，如果可能，求祢使這杯離開我。然而，不是照我所願的，而是照祢所願的。」40 祂回到門徒那裏，見他們睡著了，就對彼得說：「怎麼樣？你們不能同我警醒一小時嗎？41 總要警醒禱告，免得陷入試探。你們心靈固然願意，肉體卻軟弱了。」42 祂第二次又去禱告說：「我父啊，這杯若不能離開我，必須我喝，就願祢的旨意成全。」43 祂又來，見他們睡著了，因為他們的眼睛困倦。44 耶穌又離開他們，第三次去禱告，說的話跟先前一樣。45 然後他來到門徒那裏，對他們說：「現在你們仍在睡覺安歇嗎？看哪，時候到了，人子被出賣在罪人手裏了。46 起來，我們走吧！看哪，那出賣我的人快來了。」(馬太福音廿六36-46)
45 從正午到下午三點鐘，遍地都黑暗了。46 約在下午三點鐘，耶穌大聲高呼，說：「以利！以利！拉馬撒巴各大尼？」就是說：「我的上帝！我的上帝！為甚麼離棄我？」(馬太福音廿七45-46)
36 Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with Him, and He began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” 39 Going a little farther, He fell with His face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” 40 Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” He asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may Your will be done.” 43 When He came back, He again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. 45 Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!” (Matthew 26:36-46)
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”). (Matthew 27:45-46)
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”). (Matthew 27:45-46)
分享：基督徒都明白「上帝的意念高過我們的意念」，但當我們面對「天氣不似預期」的境況、或是禱告後「事與願違」的時候，我們就會反過來質問上帝：祢在聽嗎？祢為什麼不動手？
在客西馬尼園裡，耶穌痛苦地禱告了數小時之久，俯伏在地懇求說：「我父啊，如果可能，求祢使這杯離開我。」 (參馬太福音廿六39)。但天父的回覆顯然是「不」，因為上帝差耶穌來，在十字架上受死，就是為了要成就救恩。耶穌雖然感到自己好像被天父離棄，祂還是迫切地禱告，因為祂相信上帝正在垂聽。《希伯來書五8》這樣形容耶穌：「祂雖然為兒子，還是因所受的苦難學了順從。」耶穌為我們作了順服的榜樣。
我們在禱告時，或許看不到上帝如何動工，也不瞭解祂要如何成就祂的美意。因此，我們必須相信，並放下自己的主權，讓上帝來成就最美的事。將一切不可知的事交託給全知的上帝，祂在垂聽，祂要照祂的旨意成就一切。
反思：在禱告未蒙應允、或是看不到上帝的心意時，你會怎樣做？
行動：由今天起，嘗試記錄你的禱告事項 (過程與經歷)，細心看看上帝在其中的帶領。
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