《無功秘笈》Page21
《第21式：無「冷」操練》
25 有一個律法師起來試探耶穌，說：「夫子！我該做甚麼才可以承受永生？」26 耶穌對他說：「律法上寫的是甚麼？你念的是怎樣呢？」27 他回答說：「你要盡心、盡性、盡力、盡意愛主－你的神；又要愛鄰舍如同自己。」28 耶穌說：「你回答的是；你這樣行，就必得永生。」29 那人要顯明自己有理，就對耶穌說：「誰是我的鄰舍呢？」30 耶穌回答說：「有一個人從耶路撒冷下耶利哥去，落在強盜手中。他們剝去他的衣裳，把他打個半死，就丟下他走了。31 偶然有一個祭司從這條路下來，看見他就從那邊過去了。32 又有一個利未人來到這地方，看見他，也照樣從那邊過去了。33 惟有一個撒馬利亞人行路來到那裏，看見他就動了慈心，34 上前用油和酒倒在他的傷處，包裹好了，扶他騎上自己的牲口，帶到店裏去照應他。35 第二天拿出二錢銀子來，交給店主，說：『你且照應他；此外所費用的，我回來必還你。』36 你想，這三個人哪一個是落在強盜手中的鄰舍呢？」37 他說：「是憐憫他的。」耶穌說：「你去照樣行吧。」(路加福音十25-37)
凡有世上財物的，看見弟兄窮乏，卻塞住憐憫的心，愛神的心怎能存在他裡面呢？ (約翰壹書三17)
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ 36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” (Luke 10:25-37)
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? (1 John 3:17)
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? (1 John 3:17)
分享：冷漠是指對事物缺乏興趣、關心或同情。雖然因著世上不法的事增多，許多人的愛心冷淡了 (參太廿四12) ，但是當我們一方面稱自己為基督徒，卻又不太關心外面發生的事，不對外在的事情採取任何行動，只是「管好自己的事」，那這樣合理嗎？
主耶穌所講的好撒瑪利亞人故事，也提及到冷漠的人——祭司和利未人，兩種理論上與神最親近的人，卻無視受苦者的需要，逕直在其身邊經過而無動於衷。(參路十31-32) 這兩個冷漠的人不是打劫害人的強盜，看似沒有做壞事，但正正是因為甚麼也沒做，才是問題所在！
還記得這個撒瑪利亞人的故事源於律法師問如何才能承受永生嗎？主便以律法上的「要盡心、盡性、盡力、盡意愛主你的神；又要愛鄰舍如同自己」作回應。 (參路十25-27) 而好撒瑪利亞人故事便是主用作解說甚麼是愛鄰舍如同自己。你看到嗎？冷漠的嚴重性不單止關乎我們是否好鄰舍，更重要是影響我們能否遵守神給我們的誡命去愛人。正如神憐憫我們一樣，我們應學習神去憐恤他人。事實上，約翰甚至更尖銳的表示：「凡有世上財物的，看見弟兄窮乏，卻塞住憐憫的心，愛神的心怎能存在他裡面呢？」(約壹三17)
為了讓我們放下冷漠，主除了以身作則，示範了祂的愛和憐恤外，祂也建立了教會，讓我們在一個有愛的群體中學習如何愛人如己。正如希伯來書勉勵我們「又要彼此相顧，激發愛心，勉勵行善。」(來十24) 就讓我們不單在教會實踐愛主的教導，又與弟兄姊妹彼此相愛，更互相激發愛心，為主行更多的善事。
當我們了解到冷漠是有問題的，就讓我們以關心開始，用心去體會他人的感覺，以頭腦去思考問題，以嘴巴去放膽分享從聖經而來的教導，以手腳去參與一些善事，為世界帶來一些改變。
操練：選取一件自己向來冷漠應對的事情，反思自己冷漠的原因。然後，禱告交給主，嘗試由關心開始，以心、腦、口、手腳去嘗試參與。
禱告：親愛的天父，感謝祢先愛我們，先憐恤還是罪人的我們。就讓我們因著愛祢，回應祢的愛，便放下對世事的冷漠，學習更多的關心、思想、發聲和行動。奉主名求，阿們。
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