感謝上帝所賜我的

今天本來應該安安靜靜的在辦公室備課的,卻被突然而來的電話而中斷,是Cathy打來的,說Margaret的葬禮就在今天,問我去不去。其實,當我寫完上篇日誌之後,就很平靜並且爲Margaret而高興了,靈魂歸入主的懷抱是一件很快樂的事情。所以我覺得葬禮參加和不參加都可以,重要的是平靜的做好每天的事情。Cathy很希望去,於是我們一起禱告。

感謝上帝所賜我的

總是在最後的關頭,我們能聽到主的聲音,反正最後找到了順便車載我們去了葬禮。葬禮在Swansea的一個鎮上,叫做Morriston。路上不停的.看到三三兩兩的人往裏面走,穿的很正式,就順着人流往裏走,教堂裏擠滿了人,有不少人在那裏了。已經開始了,正在唱讚美詩,旁邊的人很是懂得體貼人,遞給我讚美詩的歌詞,瞬時主的同在就來了,第一首讚美詩是

Be still for the presence of the lord

the holy one is here.

Come, bow before Him now, with reverence and fear.

In Him no sin is found, we stand on holy ground.

Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the Holy one is here.

Be still for the glory of the Lord

is shining all around;

He burns with holy fire, with splendour He is crowned.

How awesome is the sight,

our radiant King of light!

Be still, for the glory of the Lord

is shining all around.

Be still, for the power of the Lord

is moving in this place;

He comes to cleanse and heal, to minister His grace

No work too hard for Him, in faith receive from Him;

Be still for the power of the Lord

is moving in this place.

本來爲明天備課的事情,情緒都沉浸在裏面,突然Margaret的那些音容笑貌就都浮現在眼前,眼淚流了出來,還有主的同在,主的安慰,一下子全部涌上來,很清楚的知道,Margaret跟主在一起,也很喜樂。Molly和Charles講了一下Margaret信主的經歷,她在英語角的服侍。有些片段讓我笑起來,我想起Margaret是多麼熱忱的教大家做威爾士餅。

接着唱第二首讚美詩,

Lord, how can I repay All you ever give to me?

Your endlelove an eternal flame:

Lord, if you say the word,

I will take Your blessing cup,

And I will call on your holy name.

I trusted when on trusting,

Through the night of pain

In my anguish and affliction

Human help was vain

In the service of your people

I will spend my days,

Giving freely of my life blood

As I walk your ways.

Your unbound me

Gave me freedom

You I gladly serve;

In thanksgiving I will offer

Praise without reserve.

In the service of your people

I will spend my days

In your temple,

In your church, Lord

Singing endlepraise.

這首讚美詩主的同在感更加強烈。我聽到了主對我說話。這不僅僅是一個葬禮,更加是感受主的同在的地方。葬禮完了,出來看到不少人,跟Molly他們見面,Molly說,她很悲傷,可是主安慰她,因爲Margaret的癌症非常嚴重,主帶走她,因爲更加愛她。

跟Mike和他的家人去談談,mike的眼睛紅紅的,顯然非常悲傷,兒子倒是沒有那麼悲傷,伴侶的離去,一定是一件非常非常痛的事情。但願主的安慰能夠讓他們走下來。

回來的路上,翻看手上拿着的葬禮的卡片封面上寫着,A service of Thanksgiving for the life of Margaret Irene Harris who passed away on Monday, 13th October, 2008 Aged 63 years. "Rest in Pease". 想起葬禮當中,Charles的sermon中說,我們感謝神將Margaret的生命帶到這個世界,我們也很高興現在她的靈魂回到了主那裏,因爲主創造了她的靈魂,現在她的靈魂回到主那裏去,跟主連接在一起......,突然之間對於生命就有了更深一步的感悟,爲每一個主創造的生命獻上感謝,也爲主帶走他們獻上感謝。我們生命的一生,原本是應當感謝的,感謝主創造了這些靈魂,放在我們的生命當中。就是自己將來的孩子,也應當感謝神創造了他/她的靈魂,給我們歡樂的時光.......

感謝......