40 Days Campaign began - (1) PRAYER

Last Sunday, our church has embarked a 40 days campaign, challenging each of us, as children of God, to exercise various aspects of our spiritual lives. The whole church will look into 5 important aspects on weekly basis until Easter. As nothing is possible without prayers, it kicked off with PRAYER and the following exercise - choose any two for practice in the coming week.

祈禱操練練習：

1. 每天祈禱10分鐘。
2. 本週撥出1小時，不做任何事情，只單單祈禱。
3. 每一日選擇一句經文用作「不住祈禱」，例如：詩篇五十一10
4. 每一天讀其中一課／章有關祈禱的書籍。
5. 每一日寫一頁禱文給天父，告訴祂有關你內心的感受。
6. 可以到戶外，觀賞大自然的美麗，從而欣賞天父的創造，並在大自然中思念天父的偉大。
7. 每一日用15分鐘時間去數算主恩，不為任何事和人代禱，只單數算主恩。
8. 完全靜下來5分鐘，嘗試聆聽天父的聲音。
9. 每一天默想一節聖經，留心聽天父有沒有藉著這經文向你說話。
10. 每一天用10分鐘來為你的朋友、同事、家人代禱，並留心天父在他們身上的作為。
11. 為教會的傳道人、執事、團契職員、組長、各部的職員代禱，求主保護並加添他們力量去事奉神。
12. 每日在車上、等人、看報紙、睇電郵、開會等事情上，實踐「不住禱告」的原則，為你所看見的人之需要代禱，求主與他們同在，賜喜樂和平安給他們，或按他們的需要為他們代禱。
13. 在本週內，用一個小時，走入煩忙的街上，為街上的人和社區代禱，求主得著他們的心。
14. 在你做運動的時候，為你想到的人代禱。

I've chosen items 2 and 10. I remember the days when I was living alone in Beijing, I used to set aside Saturday mornings as "my date with God". No phones calls or other interruptions, but just let myself with 2 to 3 hours reading the Bible, listening to God, praying and singing to Him - those were the sweetest moments I have ever experienced.

Somehow life is busier in HK, even Saturdays are not easily free from appointments unless you make an effort to block your diary for something more important. Um...I do wish I could resume that weekly rountine.

Feb 23-新年進步

久未執筆寫BLOG,願在新的一年再次努力互勵互勉. 並恭祝各位主恩滿溢, 靈命進步,萬事從主意,事主更蒙福!

最近聽到一句很奇怪的拜年賀語 : 「不勞而獲!」.我還以為恭祝「生意興隆, 一本萬利,今年賺多啲」...等已經好好意頭, 然而人的貪念和惰性居然墮落至如斯地步. 作為現今的基督徒要面對社會上各種形形式式的物質享受的追求和衝擊,若不是站立在聖經上堅定的確據, 深信一切福樂滿足皆末來自萬有的創造主,我們在世作客旅的日子必如傳道者言 : 「然後，我省察我手所作的一切，和我勞碌所成就的，想不到一切都是虛空，都是捕風，在日光之下毫無益處.」(傳2:11)

Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun. (Ecc 2:11)

主耶穌在路加福音 12:15教導我們：“你們要謹慎，遠離一切貪心，因為人的生命並不在於家道豐富。”

願我們彼此建立真正豐盛的生命!

Holiday in a land of new discovery

Magnificant, majestic, stunning, beautiful, fantastic, amazing, what a sight, what a view...!

I nearly ran out of words when I saw the beautiful scenery one after another as we traveled throughout the South and North islands in New Zealand - a place where the creation of God is kept at its pure and original state, almost untouched by mankind. And it is my hope that it remains so.

In our 11-days journey, almost half of which were on the roads. We planned quite an aggressive itinerary and moved from place to place everyday because there is just so much to see!! I took nearly 1400 photos and 2.5 hours video taping in this trip, capturing as much as possible the numerous scenic views and many wild animals in their natural environment. So you can imagine how pretty this place is....

What animals have we seen ? Just to name a few we encountered : yellow-eyed penguins, dolphins, sea gulls, miniture horses, cows, glow worms, national treasure - kiwi and of course, thosands of sheep!

What have we done ? Hiking by Mount Cook, biking by Lake Wakatipu, animal-feeding at Deer Park Heights at Queenstown, speed-boat riding at Dart River, watching bag-pipes parade at Dunedin, walking through the woods and other "Lord of the Ring" filming locations in Glenorchy, wine-tasting at the winery at Marlborough, star-gazing at night, kayaking at the beaches in Abel Tasman National Park at Nelson and many more....

Anywhere I laid my eyes, they were met with magnificant views. In such an upclose perspective, I just couldn't hold my praises but sing to the Almighty God. He is indeed the greatest artist who paints the earth and sky in its utmost beauty with colors unseen.

More privileged is that I was able to share all these "woos and ahs" with my good friends in His love and fellowship. Relationships were built and friendship strengthened.

It's such a refreshing vacation rejunvenating the souls. Thanks to God for His abundant grace and love!