西面祝福他們,並對孩子的母親馬利亞說:「看啊,這孩子注定要使以色列中許多人跌倒,許多人興起,並要成為眾人爭論的標記,為要使許多人心中的意念顯露出來——而你自己的心也要被劍刺透。」(路2:34-35 新漢語)
Simeon went on to bless them, and said to Mary his mother,
This child marks both the failure and
the recovery of many in Israel,
A figure misunderstood and contradicted—
the pain of a sword-thrust through you—
But the rejection will force honesty,
as God reveals who they really are. (MSG)
靈動默想:
- 耶穌在世的時候,有不少人拒絕祂、議論祂,甚至憎恨祂,為什麼?
- 你的內心如何,你自己清楚嗎?什麼時候你想隱藏你的想法?你願意求主潔淨你的思想,時刻提醒、引導嗎?
禱告:親愛的天父,你是看透人內心的主!求祢憐憫、光照、提醒、拯救!願我常在祢的旨意裡,縱有軟弱,不至跌倒!



