You Are Beloved 你是被爱的
Dexu Xia
Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him. Deuteronomy 33:12
To express her sadness, Allie, a young girl, wrote on a piece of wood and set it in a park: “To be honest, I’m sad. Nobody ever wants to hang out with me, and I have lost the only person that listens. I cry every day.”
When someone found that note, she brought sidewalk chalk to the park and asked people to write their thoughts to Allie. Dozens of words of support were left by students from a nearby school: “We love you.” “God loves you.” “You are beloved.” The school principal said, “This is one little way that we can reach out and maybe help fill [her void]. She represents all of us because at some point in time we have all or will all experience sadness and suffering.”
The phrase “You are beloved” reminds me of a beautiful blessing by Moses to the Israelite tribe of Benjamin just before he died: “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him” (Deuteronomy 33:12). Moses had been a strong leader for God, defeating enemy nations, receiving the Ten Commandments, and challenging them to follow God. He left them with God’s view of them. The word beloved can be used of us as well, for Jesus said, “God so loved the world that He gave [us] his one and only Son” (John 3:16).
As God helps us to rest securely in the truth that every believer in Jesus is “beloved,” we can reach out to love others as Allie’s new friends did. By: Anne Cetas
How are you learning to rest securely in God’s love? How will you share that love with others?
May I be confident in Your love for me, dear God, and spread Your love to those around me.
耶和华所亲爱的，必同耶和华安然居住。—申命记33章12节
为了表达自己的哀伤，小女孩艾莉在一块木板上写了这些话：“坦白说，我很难过。没有人想跟我玩，我还失去了唯一会听我说话的人。我每天都在哭泣。”然后，她将这块木板放在公园里。
有人在公园里看见这块木板，就把粉笔放在木板旁边，让人们把想要对艾莉说的话写下来。附近一所学校的学生们写了许多鼓励的话：“我们爱你。”“上帝爱你。”“你是被爱的。”这所学校的校长说：“这是我们能伸出援手的一个小举动，也许能帮她填满内心的空虚。艾莉道出所有人的心声，因为在某些时候，我们都曾经（或将要）经历忧伤与苦难。”
“你是被爱的”这句话让我想起摩西在离世前，对以色列便雅悯支派的美好祝福：“耶和华所亲爱的，必同耶和华安然居住”（申命记33章12节）。摩西是上帝赋予能力的领袖，他战胜仇敌、领受十诫、敦促百姓跟随上帝，还说他们是上帝所爱的。我们也是上帝所爱的，正如圣经说，上帝爱世人，甚至将祂的独生子赐给我们（约翰福音3章16节）。
每个基督徒都是被上帝所爱的，当上帝帮助我们确信这一事实的时候，我们就能像艾莉的新朋友们那样去关爱别人。作者： 施安妮
你要如何学习相信上帝确实爱你？你将如何与人分享这份爱？
亲爱的上帝，求祢帮助我能确信祢深爱着我，并将祢的爱传递给我周遭的人