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誰是最富有的人   --  徐天傳道

11/29/2020

 
​    在美國威斯康辛州的一個小鎮,有一個清寒的家庭,因父親早逝,母親呆著四個孩子辛苦地過日子。大哥已上大學,靠課後打工供給自己學費和生活費。二姐剛上高中,就開始半工半讀,賺錢補貼家計。三妹和么妹都還在念初中,小學。家中就剩下母親及三姊妹倆。因平日省吃儉用,生活倒也不虞匱乏。反而因虔誠的信仰,家庭氣氛溫馨和樂。

    聖誕節的前一個月,教會新來的牧師在台上宣布,希望大家這個月裡把錢節省下來,在聖誕節做一個特別的奉獻,幫助教會中最貧窮的家庭過節。

    聽了牧師的宣布,這個家庭的三姊妹彼此商量,準備省下一些不必要的開銷,並多賺一點錢,好幫助教會這個最貧窮的家庭。本來母親已準備好為三個女兒買的聖誕節禮物,其實也是生活必須要增添的衣褲鞋襪,三個女兒都讓母親省下作為奉獻。不僅如此,二姐增加打工次數,三妹和么妹則去鄰居做臨時保姆,幫忙照顧幼兒。一個月下來,她們共賺了三百五十元,準備拿去奉獻。

    聖誕節的前一個星期日,就是牧師要做特別奉獻的那個主日,三姊妹興奮得連蹦帶跳走去教堂,迫不及待地把三百五十元投入那特別奉獻箱去。這是他們辛苦賺來的錢,但當他們想到有一個窮困的家庭可以獲得她們的幫助,就覺得很快樂,很驕傲!

    當天傍晚,牧師開著車子到三姊妹家來,給了媽媽一個信封袋,裡面有四百四十四元,其中有三張一百元,一張五十元的新鈔,正是三姊妹早上捐出去的。媽媽送走牧師後,三姊妹沉默的臉上,噗噗地掉下淚來。原本在奉獻時我們以為自己非常“富有”,可現在,她們才知道,在教友的眼中,她們是最“貧窮”的一家。她們感到好羞愧,她們不再想去教會了。

    又到了星期天,媽媽強迫三姊妹還要去教堂。三姊妹想起上星期的事,走在路上,心情沉重,臉色煞分難看。那天,教會來了一位剛從非洲薩伊宣教回來的宣教士,他介紹了那裡人民的貧窮,教會的需要,並請大家奉獻一些錢來幫助那裡的人民和教會。 這時,三姊妹不約而同地望向媽媽,只見媽媽微笑地點點頭,拿出上星期牧師給她的那個裝有四百四十四元的信封袋,奉獻了出去。清點奉獻之後,牧師宣布,“今天的奉獻有五百三十元,全部捐給薩伊教會。” 宣教士喜出望外,他接過奉獻的錢,不禁說,“你們教會一定有很富有的人家!”

    媽媽和三姊妹覺得很高興,也很驕傲,因為她們正是這宣教士口中所說教會裡“最富有的人家”啊!牧師讚許的目光投注在三姊妹和媽媽身上,他微笑點頭回答宣教士說,“是啊,他們真的很富有!因為他們有一顆願意給予的心!”

弟兄姐妹們,有一顆願意給予的心,就是最富有的人!阿門?

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