牙齒和舌頭—-哥林多前書13:7［凡事包容, 凡事相信, 凡事盼望, 凡事忍耐.］［故事］老子和孔子的學生之間發生爭執, 因為孔子的學生很有口才, 老子的學生辯不過他們, 就去請老師為他們出一口氣. 不料老子很平靜的問”好. 但我得先让你們看看我的舌頭在不在？” 學生回答”在呀！” 老子又問”那牙齒呢？” “已經不在了.” 老子說”對了, 牙齒剛硬, 舌頭柔軟. 似乎也只有牙齒咬舌頭, 而舌頭從來不曾占便宜. 但如今只聽見有人說年紀大了, 牙齒掉了. 可從來沒有人說年紀大了, 舌頭掉了. 因此, 我看你們還是忍一忍吧！” [思考］忍字是心字上面一把刀, 忍的過程是痛苦的, 但結果是甜蜜的. 柔能克剛, 忍能保平安. 增廣賢文”忍一時風平浪靜. 退一步海濶天空.” 不要隨性行事, 只為貪圖那伸出脖子只是一刀的痛快. 往往, 痛完了, 才明白, 也才會察覺到嘴裡, 心頭所泛出的苦澀, 那豈是後悔兩說的清楚？［禱告］慈悲仁愛的天父上帝, 祢是滿有憐憫的主, 雖然我們在品格上有很多軟弱和虧欠, 一次又一次的得罪祢, 但祢的慈愛不改變, 祢也從不放棄我們. 天父啊！求祢幫助我們, 學習祢的柔和謙卑, 忍耐到底的心. 對待他人有愛心和包容的態度, 與人和睦相處, 彰顯祢的愛心. 禱告是奉主耶穌基督的名. 阿們！
Teeth and Tongue – 1 Corinthians 13:7 [Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.] [Story] There was a dispute between Laozi and Confucius’s students, because Confucius’s students were very eloquent, Laozi The students couldn’t argue with them, so they asked the teacher to help them. Unexpectedly, I asked calmly, “Okay. But I have to let you see if my tongue is there first?” The student replied, “Yes!” I asked again. “What about the teeth?” “They are gone.” I said, “Yes, the teeth are hard and the tongue is soft. It seems that only the teeth bite the tongue, and the tongue never takes advantage. But now I only hear some people say that they have lost their teeth as they get older. But no one ever said that when you are old, your tongue falls off. Therefore, I think you should just endure it!” [Thinking] The word “forbearance” is like a knife above the word “heart”. The process of forbearance is painful, but the result is Sweet. Tenderness can overcome strength, patience can ensure peace. Zengguang Xianwen “Endure the calm for a while. Take a step back to touch the sky.” Don’t act casually, just to covet the pleasure of sticking out your neck with just a knife. Often, the pain is over. , only then did I understand, and only then did I notice the bitterness in my mouth and heart. How could I express my regrets clearly? [Prayer] Merciful and loving Heavenly Father God, You are the Lord full of mercy. Although we have many weaknesses and shortcomings in our character and have offended You again and again, Your love never changes and You never give up on us. Heavenly Father! Please help us to learn from Your meekness and humility, and to be patient to the end. To treat others with a loving and tolerant attitude, to live in harmony with others, and to demonstrate Your love. This prayer is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!