Thank God for the Cantonese student fellowship camp which was held last weekend (March 15-17). The theme of the camp was “Return to Christ’s Love”, and the message focused on how believers should walk alongside brothers and sisters in their life’s journey with the love that is in Christ Jesus.
Living out Christ’s love as we journey with fellow brothers and sisters is a lifelong process of learning and practice. In Philippians 2:1-5, the apostle Paul exhorts us with the following: “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to our own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.”
Indeed, it is by no means an easy task to encourage, comfort and have fellowship with others, and to have a humble heart and consider others as better than ourselves. Whether it was at the planning stage or during the execution of different programs in the camp, I witnessed how God taught the committee members to encourage and have fellowship with one another first in the course of resolving differences and difficulties together. When there were divergent opinions, they had to listen to others’ view with a humble heart to reach a consensus. In the process, God also taught me how to walk together with this group of students and young workers, and to love them with the love of Christ.
In the evening program on the second night of the camp, we reflected on the true meaning of walking in fellowship with one another - what is walking in fellowship with one another and what isn’t. These questions were meaningful and insightful, and until now, I am still reflecting on them.
Brothers and sisters, are you walking in fellowship with other brothers and sisters? Do you love them with Christ’s love? May God help each of us to grow in maturity, be filled with the love of Christ and press on to run the race ahead of us.
感謝神！剛過去的週五至週日(3月15-17日)順利舉行了廣東話學生團契的營會，這次營會的主題是「返回基督的愛」，重點是信徒要一同以基督耶穌的愛心，去與身邊的弟兄姊妹同行。
以基督的愛心、和弟兄姊妹同行，是我們每一個信徒一生學習、實踐的功課。腓立比書這樣說：
所以，在基督裏若有甚麼勸勉，愛心有甚麼安慰，聖靈有甚麼交通，心中有甚麼慈悲憐憫，你們就要意念相同，愛心相同，有一樣的心思，有一樣的意念，使我的喜樂可以滿足。凡事不可結黨，不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀；只要存心謙卑，各人看別人比自己強。各人不要單顧自己的事，也要顧別人的事。你們當以基督耶穌的心為心
腓立比書2:1-5
互相勸勉與安慰，彼此交通，存心謙卑，看別人比自己優秀，關心別人的事…等，都不是容易實踐的。在營會的籌備中、和營會裏每個項目的執行中，我看到神首先教導一班籌委怎樣去彼此勸勉、交通，去解決面對的困難。面對不同意見，怎樣心存謙卑，聽取別人意見，達成共識。在過程中，神亦不斷在教導我怎樣與這群學生和職青同行，怎樣以基督的愛愛他們。
在第二日的晚會中，我們反思什麼算是同行、什麼不是同行。這些問題都很有意思，直到今日我還在思考這些問題…
弟兄姊妹，你有和其他弟兄姊妹同行嗎？你有以基督的愛去愛他們嗎？求神幫助我們繼續成長，滿有基督的愛，一同奔那擺在我們前頭的路程。
