复活节前第八周

为什么找我呢？

——路加福音二章四十九节

在属灵的道路上，何止一次，我们以为主耶稣仍在身边，实际上他早已不和我们同行。又何止一次，我们伤心去找他时，主的回答却是“为什么找我呢？”而我们又往往不明白主的话，因为我们不明白他的心。

我们也上“耶路撒冷”，但只是按照节期的规矩。也献上羔羊，也守“逾越”，但献完守过之后，又总是走自己的路，臆想在自己安排的道路上主会同行。结果是：日复一日，年复一年，无主同在，无主同行。

以父的事为念的主啊，求你使我明白你的心意，跟随你的足迹；救我们脱离愚妄，免得求你跟随我们。

8th before Easter

Luke 2:49

How is it that you sought me?

  In the course of our spiritual journey, it often happens that we think Jesus is still at our side when actually he hasn’t been walking with us for some time. And far more than once, when we have gone seeking him with hurt feelings, his response has been, “How is it that you have sought me?” But we have never understood his words, because we do not understand his heart.

  We are also going to Jerusalem, but we only go at the appointed times, following the rules. We make our sacrifice, we keep our “Passover,” but when we have done what is required, we return to our own path, assuming that Christ will be with us on the way we have laid out for ourselves. The result is that day by day, year after year, we walk without God.

  O Lord, help us to understand what is in your heart, to follow in your footsteps. Save us from our own stupidity, in which we expect you to follow us.