心的盟約

然而我們感到自己非常軟弱、無知、無能、並且缺少一切,無論是在精神和知識方面,或是在傳教事業和神貧方面。

以色列人民在歷史上,沒有忠實地遵守天主的諾言,無數次內心產生頑固背約。感恩經第四式說得很好,概括了這種情況;「祢多次與人訂立盟約,並藉先知教導人類,期待著救恩。」

先知繼續要求人們遠離罪惡,擺脫模糊的行徑而悔改。以色列人民受到天主的邀請;要面對遠離天主的結果所造成的災難,也要有希望在天主內,因天主始終是忠實和寬恕我們的。

就這樣,耶肋米亞宣佈天主將更新祂的子民,並與他們重新訂立盟約,且將盟約寫在他們的心中。厄則克耳先知則說:天主的行動將藉著賦予子民新的身份來淨化他們。

真福雅培理神父的話

「天主揀選最無能的工具,最無知的人。」

在我們方面,我們是什麼呢?

我們是非常軟弱的:有時這軟弱是身體上的,但首先是精神上的。

無知:以前什麼都不知道,現在也是;特別是關於我們所做的傳教工作,我們不能了解它的意義。關於修道生活,我們能了解多少?沒有多少。我們是無知的。

無能:我們甚至不斷重新計劃已反覆做過的事情。許多時候我們想做一些好事,因為我們相信自己比會憲寫的知道得更多(譯注:但不是天主的旨意,不會帶來好處)。

缺少一切:驕傲多麼令我們盲目。我們雖然做該做的事,卻用不一樣的方式,由於我們認為更好…這是一個錯誤。如果我們按照天主的路行走,祂會以其恩寵支持我們,要不然我們會如同伯多祿一般,開始懷疑時,就往下沉,他需要祈求耶穌幫忙。

我們的精神是否充滿聖德?在智慧(知識)上,我們需要成為世界的導師,我們需要將天主的光帶給那些自以為明達的人。我們知道多少?如果我們知道一點點,也都是因天主所賜的恩典…

傳教事業上,我們是無能的。沒錯,我們開始時什麼都不知道,首批入會者,他們非常溫馴地跟隨天主的領導。

神貧方面,我們能說什麼呢?你們帶來了多少財產,這些產業在那兒呢?誰特別在經濟方面支持我們的修會?你有繳入會費,但不要驕傲,不要認為我們給了一些…,就算你們帶了幾百萬來,也不算什麼;這為一天的花費,甚至為購買傳教工具還不夠用。

所以,不要破壞天主的計劃。天主選了世上卑賤的和受人輕視的,以及那些一無所有的,為消滅那些有的(格前一28)。至少在這方面我們需要有信德,天主揀選了最無能的工具、最無知的人、身體上軟弱的人、在社會上沒有地位的人,甚至從最貧困的家庭裡挑選,所有一切都為顯出是祂工程的結晶。

(一九六三年四月二十六日/聖保祿孝女會避靜)

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