《聖經中的母親》Day 03
撒羅米 ── 門徒雅各和約翰的母親
20 那時，西庇太兒子的母親同她兩個兒子上前來拜耶穌，求祂一件事。21 耶穌說：「你要甚麼呢？」她說：「願祢叫我這兩個兒子在祢國裏，一個坐在祢右邊，一個坐在祢左邊。」22 耶穌回答說：「你們不知道所求的是甚麼；我將要喝的杯，你們能喝嗎？」他們說：「我們能。」23 耶穌說：「我所喝的杯，你們必要喝；只是坐在我的左右，不是我可以賜的，乃是我父為誰預備的，就賜給誰。」(馬太福音二十20-23)
37 耶穌大聲喊叫，氣就斷了。38 殿裏的幔子從上到下裂為兩半。39 對面站著的百夫長看見耶穌這樣喊叫斷氣，就說：「這人真是神的兒子！」40 還有些婦女遠遠地觀看；內中有抹大拉的馬利亞，又有小雅各和約西的母親馬利亞，並有撒羅米，41 就是耶穌在加利利的時候，跟隨祂、服事祂的那些人，還有同耶穌上耶路撒冷的好些婦女在那裏觀看。 (馬可福音十五37-41)
1 過了安息日，抹大拉的馬利亞和雅各的母親馬利亞並撒羅米，買了香膏要去膏耶穌的身體。2 七日的第一日清早，出太陽的時候，她們來到墳墓那裏。(馬可福音十六1-2)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” 22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. 23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.” (Matthew 20:20-23)
37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. 38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. 41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there. (Mark 15:37-41)
1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb… (Mark 16:1-2)
37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. 38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. 41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there. (Mark 15:37-41)
1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb… (Mark 16:1-2)
分享：撒羅米也許又是一個陌生的名字，但若說她是門徒雅各和約翰 (西庇太兒子) 的母親，大家是否會有多一點印象？
撒羅米唯一被記下來的說話便是為雅各和約翰跪求高位，讓兒子在神國裡一個坐在耶穌右邊，一個坐在左邊。而這段被和合本標題為「母親的請求」的故事卻緊接於耶穌再次預言自己的死。但耶穌在此卻沒有責備他們，只是表示他們不知道自己所求的甚麼，祂的杯，雅各和約翰也要喝，將來也要為主受苦；而天國的榮耀，卻是由天父賜予的。
我們不知道撒羅米為甚麼在那個不合宜的時刻為兒子求榮耀，但她的愛子之心表露無遺。當初雅各和約翰在加利利海邊遇到經過的「彌賽亞」，便丟下工作、父親西庇太和工人，跟從耶穌去了，說是要去得人如得魚。(參馬可福音一19-20) 從母親的角度來看，這是何等令人擔憂的事！但撒羅米似乎從那時開始也一起跟著耶穌。她的出發點或許是希望好好照顧兒子，又或者確保他們跟對了老師，但撒羅米也成為早在加利利時已跟隨耶穌和服事衪的婦女之一。 (參馬可福音十五40-41)
事實上，母親為孩子求名師、求榮耀、求地位也是無可厚非的，更何況是為兒子求在神的國裡有份？雖然撒羅米缺乏洞見了解耶穌來到地上的工作，但她看重天國的賞賜。
撒羅米或「西庇太兒子的母親」後來再被提及的時候，已經列在忠心事主、陪伴耶穌受苦的婦女中間：她們傷心地觀看耶穌釘十字架，又在主復活的清晨，一同買香膏去膏抹耶穌的身體，結果成為第一批見證了主復活的人。
今天我們也會為孩子百般籌謀，希望他們能夠成功；又可能會因著兒女要返主日學，一同跟著來教會。但就讓我們學習撒羅米，更看重天國的賞賜，不僅禱告祈求，也和孩子一同來到主前，忠心事奉。
反思：作父母的，我要怎樣為孩子祈求屬天的賞賜？沒有兒女的，我最重視的是地上還是天上的榮耀呢？
禱告：親愛的天父，感謝祢透過母親撒羅米的故事提醒我們要著緊在天國的賞賜。不論我們當初因著甚麼原因認識主，就讓我們現在一同作祢忠心的用人。奉主名求，阿們。
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