反思材料摘錄自《新約聖經》(樂仁譯本)
反省:暴風當中,保祿學會了什麼?你在生命中有沒有經歷過風浪?你從中學到增強信德,或是沉溺於憤怒和抱怨中?你信賴天主的照顧嗎?
祈禱:為你生命中的風浪感謝天主,並相信天主必從中幫助你結出美果。為生命的每個時刻向天主說聲「謝謝」,作為你日常祈禱的短頌。
行動:拋開心裡的酸苦,擁抱新挑戰,勇敢地在人生和信仰的顛簸中航行前進。
宗徒大事錄
第廿七章
解往羅馬
保祿乘船到米辣
既決定了要我們坐船往意大利去,人就將保祿和一些別的囚犯,交給皇家營裡的一個百夫長,他名叫猶里約。有一隻由阿得辣米特來的船,要開往亞細亞沿岸一帶地方去。我們上去,便開了船,同我們一起的,還有馬其頓的得撒洛尼人阿黎斯塔苛。第二天,我們在漆冬靠了岸,猶里約優待保祿,准他到朋友那裡去獲得照應。我們又從那裡開了船,因為是逆風,便沿塞浦路斯背風的海面航行,橫渡基里基雅和旁非里雅一帶的海面,便到了里基雅的米辣。
到克里特島
百夫長在那裡找到一隻由亞歷山大里亞來,要開往意大利的船,便叫我們上了那船。我們一連多日緩慢航行,僅到了克尼多對面,因為風阻止我們,我們就靠著克里特背風的海面,在撒耳摩訥旁邊航行,我們沿岸而行,方纔來到一個名叫良港的地方,拉撒雅城就在附近。歷時既久,航海已很危險,因為禁食節已過了,保祿就勸告他們說:「諸位同人!我看這次航行,不但貨物和船,就是連我們的性命,也將要遭受災害和重大的損失。」可是,百夫長寧信從舵手和船主,不聽保祿所說的話。又因為這港口不適於過冬,大多數人便提議由這裡開船,或者能到腓尼斯去過冬,腓尼斯是克里特的一個港口,面朝西南和西北。那時,南風徐徐吹來,大家以為對目的地已有了把握,就啟錨沿著克里特航行。
途遇風暴
可是,過了不久,有一種稱為「東北風」的颶風,向島上衝來。船被颶風捲去,不能頂風而行,我們只好任風飄流。當我們貼著一個名叫克勞達小島的背風處疾駛時,纔能將小艇把持住,水手們把小艇拉上來,用纜索把船綁好、又怕撞在敘爾提淺灘上,便落下船具,這樣任船飄蕩。我們被風浪巔簸得太厲害,第二天他們便將貨物拋去;第三天他們又親手把船上的用具也拋棄了。好多天看不見太陽,看不見星辰,狂暴的風仍不見小,從此我們獲救的希望,全都消失了。眾人好久已沒有吃飯,保祿便站在他們中間說:「諸位同人,你們本該聽我的話,不該從克里特開船,而遭受這場災害和損失。雖然如此,我現在仍勸你們放心,因為除這隻船外,你們中沒有一個會喪命的,因為,我所歸屬和所事奉的天主的使者,今夜曾顯現給我,說:保祿!不要害怕,你必要站在凱撒面前。看,一切和你同船的人,天主都已賜給你了。因此,諸位同人!請放心好了,因為我信天主對我怎樣說,也必怎樣成就;不過我們必要擱淺在一個島上。」
在默里達島附近覆舟
到了第十四天夜裡,我們在亞得里亞海飄來飄去;約在半夜時分,水手們猜想離一處陸地近了,便拋下測鉛,得知水深二十尋;隔了一會,又拋下測鉛,得知水深十五尋。他們又怕我們碰在礁石上,就從船尾拋下四個錨,切望天亮。水手想法離船逃走,便將小艇繫到海裡,假裝要從船頭拋錨的樣子,保祿就給百夫長和士兵說:「這些人若不留在船上,你們便不能獲救。」那時,士兵便割斷小艇的纜索,任它沉沒。從那時直到天亮,保祿一直勸眾人用飯說:「你們一直忍饑期待,沒有吃甚麼,到今天已是第十四天了。所以我勸你們用飯;這與你們獲救有關,因為連你們頭上的頭髮也不會失掉一根。」保祿說了這話,便拿起餅來,在眾人前,感謝了天主,然後擘開,開始吃。於是眾人都放了心,也都用了飯。當時我們在船上的,共有二百七十六人。眾人都吃飽了飯,便把麥子拋在海裡,使船輕些。當天亮時,他們不認得那陸地,但瞥見一個有岸邊的海灣,如果可能,就願意把船駛進去。於是將錨割斷,棄在海裡,同時鬆開舵繩,拉上前帆,順著風,向岸邊前進。不料卻碰到一道沙灘,兩邊有海,竟把船擱淺了,船頭陷入,膠定不動,船尾卻被浪濤猛力衝壞。那時士兵主張要把囚犯殺掉,免得有人泅水逃走;可是百夫長卻願救保祿,便阻止他們任意行事,遂命令會泅水的先跳入水中,先行登陸,至於其餘的人,有的用木板,有的憑船上的零碎東西:這樣眾人都登了陸,得了救。
程明聰神父講解 (可選繁、簡體字幕):
講解:
乘船往羅馬遇風暴
- 學者推測這記述是路加採用當代希臘和羅馬流行的遇險故事改編而成,但不代表虛構。訊息:狂風巨浪,旅途險阻,也不能停止天主要保祿去羅馬為福音作證的計劃。
- 「請放心好了,因為我信天主對我怎樣說,也必怎樣成就」。風暴中,保祿很鎮定,如 J 遇風浪時一般,有信德和因聖神生活的人能辨別天主的聲音,隨聖神引導行事;藉著對天主的信賴,將盼望的訊息帶給其他人,特別是那些活在絕望和惶恐中的人。
- 方濟會思高讀經推廣中心 – 《宗徒大事錄》
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- 天主教香港聖經協會 -「無花果樹下 – 揭開聖經73小時 : 聖神引我路」
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宗徒大事錄
第廿七章
解往羅馬/保祿乘船到米辣/到克里特島/途遇風暴/在默里達島附近覆舟
- 聖言及反思
- 視像講解
- 錄音講解及筆記
- 其他資源
反思或得著。
在極度失望和痛苦之時,
仍然謹記天主必在左右,
要全心信賴祂才能得救!
我們在福傳使命中,有時都會遇到風高浪急,因此我們須要時時祈禱.人的生命是由天主的氣息所創作,天主應為我們與祂合作,相信天主必與我們同在.祈求聖保祿為我的使徒工作有增長,像聖保祿一樣排除一切困難.因為不是我工作而天主與我一起工作.
在我生命中, 當然有經歷過風浪, 但最後都能夠度過。其實現在我都經歷更大的風浪,家居有滲水問題, 又要更換破損的傢俬,還有其他問題需要解決, 所以覺得很煩躁 ,不過我相信有天主的助佑, 必能解決問題。求聖神赐與我信德和力量,使我按步就班去解決問題。亚孟。????
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