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Pastor's Corner by Minister Pinnie Wu

Apirl 2007

As I was seated in the waiting room for an appointment with my doctor, a lady came in carrying a portable oxygen tank with tubes connected to her nose.  A feeling of gloom overwhelmed me as I watched her mumbling and cursing occasionally. This world is full of anguish - unceasing wars in the Middle East; increasing occurrences of natural disasters; rampaging health epidemics spreading out of control.  Here at home, my daughter’s high school friend just died from a skiing accident.  In my neighborhood, a young man raced his car down the street, lost control, and struck an iron fence, killing himself.  A missionary couple sent out a prayer request for their friend’s daughter who has leukemia. A friend is heart broken because the thought-to-be life time partner had an affair.  Wars... natural disasters …personal calamities, these are anguishing scenarios of human suffering.  Perhaps you have had some heartbreaking times of your own. Whether our anguish is physical or mental, our personal pain tears us apart inside.

People often ask, “Where is God?”  “Does he turn a deaf ear to the suffering on this groaning planet?” “Does he care?”  He cares.  He cares so much that He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for us. Jesus knows very well what suffering is.  When He was on the cross, He knew what it was like to be alone and wrought with pain. He suffered for the sins of the whole world.  When Jesus lifted up his voice and cried, “It is finished,” he had successfully and triumphantly completed the task of redemption.  When Jesus resurrected at Easter, He claimed victory over death.

What relevance does the resurrection of Jesus have to do with human suffering? 

I have exciting news for all who are suffering under life’s burden.  After the resurrection, Jesus promised, “I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”  This is encouragement for the discouraged, hope for the hopeless, help for the helpless.  The same power that raised Christ from the dead is available to us today.  He gives us power to overcome temptation, to smile through tears, to be joyful in the midst of life’s burdens and trials. To many people, life has lost its purpose and meaning.  These people are bored and fed up; they have no zest for living.  Yet, when they come to Christ with their simple faith, surrender their treacherous hands into the powerful hands of the risen Christ; they are lifted from broken hopes and dreams.  They will become happy, useful people, filled with purpose and power. 

Are you discouraged and depressed?  Are you experiencing fear and insecurity? 

With Christ there is hope. He has risen! He still lives today.  The same power that raised Christ from the dead will also raise those who confess Him as their Lord and Savior.  The risen Christ can transform your life now and into eternity.

Come!  I sincerely invite you to join our Easter Sunday Worship Service and experience the risen power of Jesus Christ with us.

                                                                                                         Minister Pinnie

我坐在醫生的候診室裏等候着，一位手提小型氧氣筒的女士走進來，幾條凌亂的膠管從氧氣筒連到她的鼻孔裏，這女士口中偶爾的發出喃喃咒語。看着，聽着，一陣的納悶難堪擁上心頭，這個世界實在是充滿了痛苦 – 中東無了期的戰事﹔各地不斷頻增的天災人禍﹔到處蔓延的病害。在我的週圍也不能幸免，女兒中學的同學在最近的一次滑雪意外中喪生；近隣的一個年青人飛車失去控制，撞上鐵柵，車毁人亡；一對宣教士發出請求，他們朋友的幼小女兒患了血癌，需要代禱；一個朋友傷心極了，因為以為可以白頭偕老的伴侶竟然有外遇。戰爭…天災人禍…個人的不幸，這些都是人類在苦難中的悲惨境况。或許你自己也經歷過心碎傷痛的時候，無論這些傷痛是肉身的或是心靈的，我們的內心深處都會有被撕碎的感覺。

人常常會問：「神在那裏？」「在這個星球上的痛苦呻吟，衪是否閉耳不聞呢？」「衪在意嗎？」衪在意，祂在意到一個地步差派衪的獨生兒子耶穌基督為我們死在十字架上。衪很清楚什麽是痛苦，當衪被釘在十字架上時，衪深嚐到孤單和痛苦的滋味，衪為世人承担了罪的痛苦，當主耶穌在十字架上大喊「成了！」的時候，衪已成功的完成了救贖大恩，當衪復活時，衪已向死亡誇勝。

主耶穌的復活與我們人類有什麽關係呢？對那些正在面對苦難重担，在生命的無奈下叫苦連天的人，我有大好消息告訴你們，主耶穌復活後應許常與我們同在，直到世界的末了。復活主常與我們同在，這是沮喪人的鼓勵，無望人的盼望，無助人的幫助，那使基督從死裏復活的大能今天也臨到我們，衪使我們有能力面對苦難，勝過試探，在淚眼中有微笑，在生活的重担下有喜樂。在一些人來說，生命已失去意義和目的，他們對生活厭倦，毫無樂趣，然而，當他們憑着單純的信心，將他們的手放在復活大能主的手中時，他們便能從破碎的夢想中起來，成為喜樂有用的人，充滿了盼望，目標和能力。

你是否沮喪抑悶？你是否經歷恐懼不安呢？主耶穌基督復活了，衪今天仍然活着。對那些承認接受衪為救主的人，在基督裏是有盼望的，衪那復活的大能會改變你的生命並且將你帶進永生。

來吧！我誠心的邀請你來參加我們的復活節主日崇拜，希望你能與我們一同經歷復活主的大能。

鄺麗萍傳道

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