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《水深之處有甚麼呢?》

1 耶穌站在革尼撒勒湖邊,眾人擁擠祂,要聽神的道。2 祂見有兩隻船灣在湖邊;打魚的人卻離開船洗網去了。3 有一隻船是西門的,耶穌就上去,請他把船撐開,稍微離岸,就坐下,從船上教訓眾人。4 講完了,對西門說:「把船開到水深之處,下網打魚。」5 西門說:「夫子,我們整夜勞力,並沒有打著甚麼。但依從祢的話,我就下網。」6 他們下了網,就圈住許多魚,網險些裂開,7 便招呼那隻船上的同伴來幫助。他們就來,把魚裝滿了兩隻船,甚至船要沉下去。8 西門‧彼得看見,就俯伏在耶穌膝前,說:「主啊,離開我,我是個罪人!」9 他和一切同在的人都驚訝這一網所打的魚。10 他的夥伴西庇太的兒子雅各、約翰,也是這樣。耶穌對西門說:「不要怕!從今以後,你要得人了。」11 他們把兩隻船攏了岸,就撇下所有的,跟從了耶穌。 (路加福音五1-11)
1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” 5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” 6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. (Luke 5:1-11)
分享:大家喜歡探索事物嗎?洞穴潛水指在充滿水的洞穴中進行潛水,是一種極限運動,也有用於來探索被淹埋的洞穴以進行科學調查。其中墨西哥的猶加敦半島 (Yucatan Peninsula) 的天然井 (Cenote,又稱為石灰阱、石灰岩洞等) 是一個洞潛的熱門地 *。
墨西哥的猶加敦半島的天然井曾是海底的珊瑚礁,但經過千萬年來的大陸坂塊活動,海平面反覆上升和下降,雨水的侵蝕和化學作用,石灰岩形成美麗而奇特的地下河流和溶洞。後來溶洞頂部的岩層崩塌,露出充滿地下水的天坑。
另外,由於猶加敦半島的天然井是古代瑪雅人重要的淡水資源,因此,自上世紀初開始,那裡更是發掘古代歷史文物的寶藏。就在水深之處,考古學家發現了黃金雕像、陶瓷製品、古人和動物骸骨等。這樣的發掘持續不衰,2021年11月又發現了一艘完整的木製獨木舟,是迄今保存最完好的瑪雅船隻,估計已有上千年歷史呢!
水深之處有甚麼呢?可能是一個文明,可能是一大群魚,也可能不過是一片混沌。當專業的漁夫彼得等人整夜勞累,並沒有甚麼收穫的時候,作為外行人的耶穌忽然要他們「把船開到水深之處」。彼得的即時回應也反映了這命令偏離了他的常識,「但依從祢的話」,他仍將船開往水深之處,下網打魚,結果收穫遠遠超出人的預期。 (參路加福音五1-7) 神對祂所創造的世界瞭如指掌,祂總是帶著我們去到有寶藏、收穫的地方發掘。
你願意跟從神將船開往水深之處探索嗎?那處或許有無數的魚穫,又或如天然井,有著珍貴的寶藏等候發掘;但更重要的是,這次探險,能讓你更認識主,經歷祂的帶領,那就能撇下次要的,得著真正的寶藏——主耶穌。
反思:若神要邀請我離開安舒區,與祂一同去探險、發掘寶藏,我願意到水深之處嗎?
禱告:親愛的天父,感謝祢的創造奇妙,在平平無奇的水坑之下,竟然蘊藏著如此的寶藏。求祢讓我們有一顆迎接挑戰的信心,願意隨祢一同探險、發掘祢為我們準備的珍貴寶藏。奉主名求,阿們。
* Cenote,又稱為石灰阱、石灰岩洞等
Posted in 2025-TMBp11-20