our daily bread
Dexu Xia
The Fingerprint of God
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
Lygon Stevens loved to climb mountains with her brother Nick. They were experienced climbers and both had summitted Mt. McKinley (Denali), the highest point in North America. Then, in January 2008, they were swept off a Colorado mountain by an avalanche, injuring Nick and killing twenty-year-old Lygon. When Nick later discovered his sister’s journal in one of her satchels, he was deeply comforted by its contents. It was filled with reflections, prayers, and praise to God as seen in this entry: “I am a work of art, signed by God. But He’s not done; in fact, He has just begun. . . . I have on me the fingerprint of God. Never will there ever be another person like me. . . . I have a job to do in this life that no other can do.”
Although Lygon is no longer physically present on earth, through the legacy of her life and her journal she inspires and challenges those she left behind.
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. Ephesians 2:10
Because we are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26), each person is a “work of art, signed by God.” As the apostle Paul says, “We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10).
Praise God that He uses each of us, in His own time and way, to help others.
How would You like to use me, Lord? I am open and willing.
Each person is a unique expression of God’s loving design.
上帝的指纹
我们原是祂的工作，在基督耶稣里造成的，为要叫我们行善，就是上帝所预备叫我们行的。-以弗所书2章10节
菈格．史提芬斯（Lygon Stevens）喜欢和哥哥尼克（Nick）一起登山。他们都是登山老手，也曾一同登上北美最高峰麦金利山（德纳利山）。然而，2008年1月，他们在科罗拉多州的山上遇上一场雪崩，尼克受了伤，而年仅20岁的菈格则不幸罹难。后来，尼克在妹妹的一个背包中发现她的札记，其中的内容让他深得安慰。菈格在札记中写下了她的反思、祷告和对上帝的赞美，其中她写道：“我是一件有上帝签名的艺术品，但尚未完工，其实祂只是刚开始动工……我身上有上帝的指纹。这世上绝不会有人和我一样……而我这一生将有别人无法胜任的任务。”
虽然，菈格已不在人世，但她的生命故事和她留下的札记，仍让许多人得着鼓舞和激励。
我们都是按上帝的形象所造（创世记1章26节），所以每个人都是“有上帝签名的艺术品”。如同使徒保罗所说：“我们原是祂的工作，在基督耶稣里造成的，为要叫我们行善，就是上帝所预备叫我们行的。”（以弗所书2章10节）
赞美上帝，因祂以自己的方式和时间，使用我们每一个人，成为别人的帮助。
亲爱的主，祢要如何使用我呢？
我愿意遵从，为祢所用。