使歷史有意義Making History Count
[每日靈修] 2/14/2018, 駱鴻銘編譯
為了一些樂趣，也為了探查你過去的歷史，請花幾分鐘時間作以下的練習。請拿一隻鉛筆、一張紙，記下你曾經收到過的五個最有意義的讚美，可以是口頭的或非口頭的，直接的或間接的。在紙上寫下：
1. 此讚美的本質
2. 什麼時候收到的
3. 誰給你這個讚美，那個人對你的影響
做完這個練習後，再試另一個：寫下你人生中最重要的五件事。然後簡要寫下這些「具有歷史意義的」（historic）時刻對你來說為何如此重要。
這兩個練習代表了一種簡單的方法，你可以藉此掌握你的身分。要完成這個練習，問自己這個問題：若林布蘭特（Rembrandt）只能為你畫一幅肖像畫，他會要你在畫中作什麼動作？你人生收穫最多的時刻是何時？或許明天就會出現一個改寫你個人歷史的時刻。
我們的歷史不是盲目的命運或無位格的運氣造成的。我的個人歷史和你的個人歷史都和歷史的創造者、歷史的主宰有密切的關聯，祂會使我個人的歷史永遠長存、具有意義。
活在神的面光中（在神面前禱告）：
請進行這兩個在今天的閱讀中所建議的練習，然後回答這個問題：「如果林布蘭特只能畫一幅你的肖像，他會要你在畫像中做什麼動作？」
進一步研讀：
詩八九1 我要歌唱耶和華的慈愛，直到永遠；我要用口將你的信實傳與萬代。
詩七七11 我要提說耶和華所行的；我要記念你古時的奇事。
詩一四三5 我追想古時之日，思想你的一切作為，默念你手的工作。
Making History Count
For a
little fun, as well as an important look into the pages of your history, take a
few minutes for a simple exercise. Take a pencil and paper and jot down the
five most meaningful compliments you’ve ever received. They may have been
verbal or nonverbal, direct or indirect. On your paper note:
1.
The nature of the compliment.
2.
When it was given.
3.
Who gave you the compliment and what role that person represented to you.
After
completing this exercise, try another: Write down the five most important
events in your life. Then write briefly why these “historic” moments are so
important to you.
These
two exercises represent a simple means by which you can come to grips with who
you are. To finish the exercise, ask yourself this question: If Rembrandt could
paint only one portrait of you, what would he have you doing in the portrait?
What is your fruitful moment? Maybe tomorrow will bring a moment that will
redirect your personal history.
Our
history is not the result of blind fate or the impersonal forces of chance. My
personal history and yours are bound up with the Author and Lord of history,
who makes my personal history count forever.
Coram
Deo
Do
the two exercises suggested in today’s reading, then answer the question: “If
Rembrandt could paint only one portrait of you, what would he have you doing in
the portrait?”
Passages
for Further Study
Psalm
89:1
Psalm 77:11
Psalm 143:5
