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Pastoral Letter 14th November 2021

牧聲二零二一年十一月十四日
14/11/2021
by
Pastor Dorothy Choi

The book of Jeremiah provides hope after judgement for God’s people. God promises “to build and to plant” after uprooting and tearing down.

There are two major areas which are to be uprooted and torn down. The first is what gives people their meaning of life. It is the essence of our identity and what we live for. The second is injustice within the community - the poor, the widows and the orphans, the vulnerable people who are not being cared for in our community.

Has the Holy Spirit been prompting you to care for those in need after studying the book of Jeremiah for more than 6 weeks? It is especially relevant when Christmas is around the corner. There are four groups we can consider.

Our neighbours – people whom we meet at a local park or within 5km have been more important to us. We saw them more often during the lockdown and we may not be aware of their needs.

People from our church – we have not seen some of our congregation for more than one and half years due to covid restrictions. Those who are usually quiet, fragile, or disconnected can be overlooked easily.

People within our city – while we struggle to cope in this period, some Sydneysiders are much more disadvantaged than us. Some cannot afford to buy their own food and others are severely impacted emotionally due to isolation and changes.

People beyond our nation – many countries do not have government subsidies during lock down or free vaccinations. Their challenges are far greater than ours. We will share the needs of our missionary in Myanmar later this month.

Let's pray for the Spirit to help us reflect on Jeremiah's words. As a community, may the message touch our hearts and spur us into action for God’s Glory.

耶利米書為神的子民帶來審判後的盼望。神答應在拔出和拆毀之後將「建立和栽植」。

有兩個主要的方面要被拔出和拆毀:第一是人們生命的意義。這是我們身份的本質和生存的含義。第二是關乎社會上的不公義—貧窮的、孤兒寡婦、弱勢的社群得不到照顧。

經過六個多星期研讀耶利米書,聖靈有否提醒你去關心有需要的人呢?特別在聖誕節臨近的時間,這是更為適切。我們可以考慮四個群體。

我們的鄰舍—在我們區內的休憩公園或距離我們家五公里以內遇見的人,對我們尤其重要。在封城期間我們比平日更多遇上他們,但我們可能並不知道他們的需要。

我們教會中的人—因著常存的限制措施,我們已有多過年半的日子沒有見過會眾中某些人。那些通常是比較安靜、體弱或離群的人,他們容易被忽略。

在我們城市中的人—當我們在疫情底下感到困擾時,一些雪梨市的居民比我們更不濟。有些人連日常飲食也未有能力購買,另一些會因著被隔離和種種改變而有嚴重的情緒困擾。

在我們國家以外的人—有很多國家在封城期間都沒有政府的資助或免費疫苗。他們所面對的挑戰遠比我們嚴峻。我們會在這個月稍後時間分享在緬甸宣教士的需要。

祈禱聖靈能幫助我們反省耶利米書的話語。作為一個群體,願這個信息觸動我們的心並且激勵我們為了神的榮耀去行動。

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