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年度之门

Door Rev. Emily Jane Lemole (machine vertaald in 中文)

年度之门

艾米丽·简·莱莫雷牧师的讲道

读物:

以赛亚书26:1-442:5-8

马太福音7:7-14

启示录22:14

天堂的秘密2851

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我对那年的大门的那位男子说:“给我一盏灯,让我可以安全地踏入未知之地。”

他回答说:“进到黑暗中,把手伸到上帝的手中。那将比光明和安全比已知的方法对您更好。”

于是我走了出去,找到了上帝的手,高兴地走进了深夜。他带领我走向山丘,在孤独的东方度过了新的一天。

由Minnie Louise Haskins

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我们站在年度之门,从许多方面来说都是通往未知世界的门槛。 “给我一点光,我可以安全地踏入未知之地。”

我们从《圣经》和有关门的著作中读了许多段落。闸门在内部和外部之间建立了联系。他们提出了一个选择-是打开还是关闭它-进入还是离开。

封闭的大门使我们犹豫不决。在这个苏菲语中,大门为我们所说的话提供了沉思和反思:

在您讲话之前,让您的话语通过三个门。

在第一道门问自己,“是真的吗?”

在第二个询问中,“有必要吗?”

在第三道门问:“好吗?”

如何最好地度过这个新年?有通常的解决方案–减肥,变得更健康,更有条理,并与亲人在一起花费更多的时间。但是,更深层次的决议或意图正在呼唤新的起点,新的起点。第一-将上帝置于我们生活的中心-将主耶稣基督视为我们这一天的开始,中间和结束。一个好习惯是每天数次祈祷-提高我们的观点-优先事项。即使是抬头和暂停的身体动作,也可以将烦恼,不满的情绪转变为矫正的时刻–这是我们大惊小怪的大部分事情的转折。

亚种鉴定是一个很好的提醒。在永恒的主持下-重要的是什么?不是大多数让我们担心和困扰的事情。从长远来看,以上帝为中心,真正重要的事情显而易见,而没有减少的事情。

那么,我们如何将自己的手放在上帝的手中?我们如何向所有善良,真实,明智,善良与和平的人敞开心??我们如何关闭自私,不友善,怨恨,感恩和暴力的大门?

通过我们每天所做的事情。

Fr说:“我们做任何事情的方式就是我们做一切的方式。”方济各会牧师理查德·罗尔(Richard Rohr)。

我们要注意什么并给我们时间?我们爱什么?

新年似乎是盘点的好时机,这是对去年的反思,与其说我们已经成为成就者,不如说是我们取得的成就。对我们来说最重要的是什么?我们的重点是什么?或就像瑞典堡会问的那样,我们爱什么?因为我们就是我们所爱的!

我们了解到我们每个人都有两个大门。通往天堂的大门被天使包围,通往美好与真实。

地狱之门被恶魔包围,导致了邪恶和虚假。

这些门在我们里面。我们可以选择,什么决定我们的选择?我们爱什么!

每年,每周,每天,每时每刻,我们都可以自由选择自己是谁,给我们带来快乐的地方,如何度过宝贵的时间–我们所爱和所爱。

而且请记住,如果我们不诚实地喜欢我们在库存中看到的东西,我们可以悔改!回转!改变我们的方向!改变主意!改变我们的爱!

瑞典堡描述了我们所看不见的东西-我们的精神同伴-我们所保留的公司,并且在很大程度上没有意识到。像客人一样,他们也应邀而来。

我们被精神上的客人包围,受到我们的精神状态的邀请:天使和善良的灵魂通过天门而来;邪恶或邪恶的灵魂从地狱之门传来。我的高中拉丁语老师曾经称这些人为“地下室男孩”。

今天谈论邪恶,内gui,悔改或地狱已经过时了。这些术语已经过时,令人不舒服,我们真的不想提醒他们。但是从瑞典堡的一切教导来看,这些都是精神现实。

邪恶在我们的世界(如果人们阅读报纸和看电视)中还活得很好,并且在我们每个人中,都有一定的内省!当我们诚实地意识到自己的意图和情感时,我们就会知道这一点!

邪恶与双胞胎一样,是与上帝对立的一切,自私,不诚实,贪婪,卑鄙和残忍。但是邪恶也会以欺骗性的面容出现-我们可以证明我们的怨恨,我们的无情和我们的宽容立场是合理的。罪意味着失去印记,印记就是上帝。所有使我们远离上帝的事物都使我们怀念那个标记!

内–一种非常必要的情绪,它使我们想要悔改–而不是沉迷,而是要我们悔改–说服我们改变方向!

恶魔–这些是我们被告知要与之斗争的最真实的精神伴侣,最终是为我们的精神生活而战。我们处于平衡状态。我们在两个大门之间。

一句古老的佛教谚语说:每个人都被赋予通往天门的钥匙;相同的钥匙打开了地狱之门。”钥匙就是我们所爱。

我们做出的每一个决定要么喂食我们的粪便(我们永生的意志),要么喂食我们的“遗体”-那是珍贵的宝藏,是我们自出生前所经历的所有美好事物的仓库。遗留权是我们与生俱来的权利,我们从中汲取灵感,并以真诚的思想和良好的行为将其永久添加。

由于大多数新年决议的首要重点是减肥(如果需要的话,我也不反对),让我们尝试使用该概念进行精神减肥–减轻负面情绪的负担,批评的不良习惯,投诉,八卦,刺激,烦恼,容易冒犯,愤怒–我们知道的清单还在不断增加。减肥的饮食是良好的思想,诚实的行为,真实的意图。关闭坏消息,打开好消息。支持鼓励他人的充满希望的乐观主义;寻求无回报的善举。

保罗在给腓立比人的信中写道,想想这些事情。

“无论什么是真实的,无论什么东西都是高尚的,无论什么东西都是正义的,无论什么东西都是纯正的,无论什么东西都是可爱的,或者什么东西值得报道,如果有什么美德,或者有什么值得称赞的冥想的话。” 腓立比书4:8

灵魂健康的这种转变所需要的锻炼是属灵的锻炼,这种锻炼使抽象成为现实,实现了我们所说的信念。也许今年我们可以接受精神锻炼:

- 冥想

-祷告

-Lectio Devina –缓慢而有目的地阅读圣经和其他圣书。

我的一位亲爱的朋友习惯于思考哪种精神影响她,然后要求上帝在那儿散发有害的影响。而且,她已经发展了一种在一切美好事物发生时感谢主的习惯。

我们可以打开天堂之门。天使可以随时冲进来,只要我们爱上善良,真善美,主与彼此之间,就可以使大门摆动开。这些选择打开了这些大门。

我们每个人都需要提醒,以帮助我们做出正确的选择。我们忘记得如此之快,而被我们时代的喧嚣分心。我们将电视,广播,计算机,电话和i-pads连接到一起-一种世俗文化,沉浸在自然而非灵性的环境中。但是,让我们转向神和天堂之门,这是不自然的。这是不自然的。这是精神上的。以下是一些对我有所帮助的提醒。

安排时间与耶和华约见:每天早晨和上床睡觉之前,都是为耶和华预留的两个常用时间。感到生气时,抬起您的思想和视野,并在门口向天使寻求帮助。尝试从我们女儿的一位朋友那里学到的一句话:祝福并释放!要努力在每个人和万物中看到上帝。

让丑陋的状态过去吧-祝福你的敌人,记住那些不同意或不喜欢我们的人可能是我们最好的属灵老师。我们可以看到我们对他们的反应,通常是反映出使我们恼火的行为的反应。有人告诉我们,爱我们的敌人以及我们的邻居。

我们需要注意我们的想法。

从古代吠陀经:

“注意你的想法,它们变成了文字。

留心您的话语,它们成为行动。

看着你的动作,它们成为习惯。

注意你的习惯,他们会成为角色。

看着你的角色,这就是你的命运。”

最重要的是检测我们喜欢的东西,因为这将确定我们徘徊的那扇门,然后进入。

进入新年时,我们有了圣餐是多么吉祥。有什么更好的开始方式,首先寻求天国-将最重要的事情放在首位?

这是乔伊斯·鲁普姐妹的美丽祈祷:

神秘的奥秘

等待门槛

在这个新的一年里

你打开大门

向我招手:

(你说)“来吧!来!

不要警惕等待着你的事情

当您进入未知地形时,

不要怀疑你的能力

从喜悦和悲伤中成长。

因为我和你在一起

我将成为您的向导。

我将成为您的保护者

您将永远不会孤单。”

新年的守护者

我抛开了我的恐惧,担忧,担忧,

我向神秘,美丽向我敞开心life,

好客的问题,

到无尽的机会

在我的关系中发现你

以及所有无声的奇迹

那会吸引我到你的心。

我欢迎您的光临

并带着希望走进新的一年。

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“走进黑暗,把手伸向上帝的手中。”

当我们站在新年之门时,我们将握着他的手–我们将遵循谁的灵感,谁的影响力将决定我们成为谁,这确实很重要。

诗篇118:19-20

“向我敞开义门。

我会通过他们,

我会赞美主。

这是主的门,

义人必借此进入。”

阿们!

De Bijbel

 

以赛亚书 42:5-8

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5 创造,铺张穹苍,将所出的一并铺开,赐气息上的众人,又赐灵性行在其上之人的神耶和华,他如此

6 我─耶和华凭公召你,必搀扶你的,保守你,使你作众民的中保(中保:原文是约),作外邦人

7 开瞎子的眼,领被囚的出牢狱,领黑暗的出监牢。

8 我是耶和华,这是我的名;我必不将我的荣耀归假神,也不将我的称赞归雕刻的偶像。

      

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Arcana Coelestia #3563

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3563. 'And said, The voice is Jacob's voice, and the hands Esau's hands' means that the understanding consists in this case of truth existing inwardly, while the will consists in this case of good existing outwardly, so that an inversion of order exists with them. This is clear from the use of 'voice' to refer to truth and of 'hand' to refer to good. For 'voice' is used in reference to truth, as is evident from the places introduced in Volume One, in 219, 220, and from the fact that the actual words used are 'the voice is Jacob's voice', Jacob representing natural truth, as shown in various places above. And the reason why 'hand' is used in reference to good is that 'the hand' means power and ability, 878, 3541, the source of which is nothing other than good. All the power and ability that truth possesses comes from good, even though it seems to come from truth. This likewise is evident from the fact that the actual words used are 'the hands are Esau's hands', Esau representing natural good, as also shown above. The consequent existence of an inversion of order with them is evident from the consideration that proper order requires good, which belongs to the will, to exist inwardly, and truth, which belongs to the understanding, to exist outwardly. But these matters, as stated above, are such as can hardly be explained in any intelligible way because few have any knowledge of such things. For even if a perfectly clear explanation of them were given they would still not be understood if knowledge of them is lacking. Nevertheless the matter must be discussed since it is the subject at this point.

[2] The only source of the good of the natural which manifests itself in a person is interior good, that is, the good of the rational. Natural good can have no other source, though that which flows in from the one determines the nature of the good in the other. And since the good of the natural comes from no other source, neither does the truth of the natural, for where good is, so also is truth. Both must be present if they are to be anything at all. And again, that which flows in determines the nature of the truth there. Influx is such that the good of the rational flows into the natural along two different routes - one a very short and thus direct route into the good itself of the natural, and then on through the good of the natural into the truth there, this good and this truth being represented by Esau and his venison. In addition to this, the good of the rational flows into the natural along a second route which is less short, that is to say, through the truth of the rational, by means of which influx it forms something resembling good, but which in fact is truth.

[3] Everything is thus taking place according to order when the good of the rational flows directly into the good of the natural and at the same time into the truth there, and also indirectly by way of the truth of the rational into the good of the natural, and in a similar way both directly and indirectly into the truth of the natural. When all this is taking place the influx is according to order. Such is the influx with those who have been regenerated. But a different influx exists prior to regeneration, as has been stated above. That is to say, the good of the rational does not flow into the good of the natural directly but indirectly, by way of the truth of the rational, and so manifests something resembling good in the natural, which is not genuine good nor consequently genuine truth. Instead it is something such as does indeed possess good inmostly by virtue of influx through the truth of the rational; but there is nothing more. Therefore good too presents itself there under a different form, that is to say, outwardly as good represented by 'Esau' but inwardly as truth represented by 'Jacob'. And as this is not in accordance with order an inversion of order is said to exist with them. Yet insofar as nobody can be regenerated in any other way it is according to order.

[4] I realize that no matter how clearly these matters are stated and as a consequence are able to be perceived clearly by those who have a knowledge of the existence of such things, they still remain obscure to those who do not know what influx is, more so to those who do not know that the rational is distinct and separate from the natural, and more so still to those who do not have any distinct and clear idea of what good is or of what truth is. But the nature of natural good and of natural truth in the state prior to regeneration is plain to see only from the desires present at that time. When a person desires truth not because he has life in view but some other ends, such as to become learned, and to become this because of some desire to outdo others, which amounts to childish envy, and also because of some desire for glory, the order existing with the good of the natural and the truth of the natural is akin to that represented here by Jacob. As these two exist in relation to each other, there is a reversal of order, that is to say, the will, to which good belongs, exists outwardly, while the understanding, to which truth belongs, exists inwardly.

[5] But in the state following regeneration the situation is different. In this case the person desires truth not only because he has life in view but more still because he desires the good itself which constitutes that life. Previous desires, that is to say, those connected with outdoing, with childish envy, and with glory, now break away, so much so that they seem so to speak to have been dispelled. At this point good which belongs to the will exists inwardly, and truth which belongs to the understanding exists outwardly. The result then is that truth acts as one with good since it stems from good. This order is genuine order. The order existing previously also serves to bring this order about, for the will which at that time occupies an external position allows many things to come in which contribute to regeneration, like a sponge which absorbs water, clear or muddy, so that it absorbs such things as would otherwise be rejected. Indeed these things serve as means and also as ideas that have to be formed concerning genuine goods and truths, besides other uses which they serve.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.