The Kindness Man 仁慈之心

[Dexu Xia]

The Kindness Man

When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her. Luke 7:13

Disillusioned and wanting a more meaningful life, Leon quit his job in finance. Then one day he saw a homeless man holding up this sign at a street corner: KINDNESS IS THE BEST MEDICINE. Leon says, “Those words rammed straight into me. It was an epiphany.” 

Leon decided to begin his new life by creating an international organization to promote kindness. He travels around the world, relying on strangers to provide him with food, gas, and a place to stay. Then he rewards them, through his organization, with good deeds such as feeding orphans or building on to a school for underprivileged children. He says, “It’s sometimes seen as being soft. But kindness is a profound strength.” 

Christ’s very essence as God is goodness, so kindness naturally flowed from Him. I love the story of what Jesus did when He came upon the funeral procession of a widow’s only son (Luke 7:11–17). The grieving woman most likely was dependent on her son for financial support. We don’t read in the story that anyone asked Jesus to intervene. Purely from the goodness of His nature (v. 13), He was concerned and brought her son back to life. The people said of Christ, “God has come to help his people” (v. 16).

What kindnesses does Jesus pour out on you? List them and thank Him.

You, God, are always showering me with Your gifts of love. I praise You for caring for me.

仁慈之心

主看见那寡妇，就怜悯她。—路加福音7章13节

里昂因为觉得理想破灭，并且渴望一个更有意义的生活，便毅然辞去了金融业的工作。有一天，他看到一个流浪汉在街角举这样的标语：“仁慈善良是绝佳良药！”里昂说：“那些话直击我的心，犹如当头棒喝。”

于是，里昂决定开始他的新生活，创立一个提倡善行的国际机构。他周游世界，仰赖陌生人提供食物、汽油和住宿。然后，他会透过自己创办的机构以善行义举回馈他们的仁慈，例如为当地的孤儿提供饮食，或为贫困儿童设立学校。他说：“善良有时看起来似乎是软弱，但其实善良具有深远的力量。”

这位三一真神的本质之一就是“良善”，基督既是上帝，自然也会流露出良善慈爱的特质。路加福音7章11-17节是我很喜爱的一段经文，记载了耶稣遇到一个寡妇为独子送殡，而耶稣为这个寡妇行了神迹。这位哀伤的母亲极可能在经济上完全仰赖儿子的支持，虽然我们并没有从这段经文看到有人请耶稣介入这件事，但耶稣却动了慈心而主动关心这名寡妇（13节），并让寡妇的儿子起死回生，于是，众人归荣耀给上帝，说：“上帝眷顾了祂的百姓！”（16节）

上帝，祢总是以祢慈爱的恩典浇灌我，我要赞美祢对我的看顾！

耶稣如何向你显明祂的慈爱？不妨详细记录每一件事，并且献上感恩。