34.   3月27日神聖父子之情－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄-譯者:林豪

Holy Week is approaching. A time for the conversion of my heart to God. For this reason, during this week, each day, these considerations will follow the pattern of a “spiritual retreat.”

I ask Our Lord for courage to make a sincere examination of conscience, trusting in God’s mercy. Listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, will help me to make some specific resolutions.

聖周即將來臨，這是我的心歸向天主的時刻。因為這個原因，在這一周的每一天，這些考慮將遵循「神修避靜」的模式。

我祈求吾主賜予我勇氣，真誠地省察良心，相信天主的仁慈。聆聽聖神的聲音，將幫助我做出一些具體的決策。

The whole universe, and especially human life, are part of the Creator’s plan, an overflowing of God’s Love. God created me, freely, and He introduced me in his plans.

整個宇宙，尤其是人類的生活，都是造物主計畫的一部分，是天主之愛的滿溢。天主自由地創造了我，並且在祂的計畫中介紹了我。

Why did He create me? For what?

This is what each of us must find out specifically. He created me to be happy, as a child of God, for ever. He could have created me as a dog or a horse, or not at all. Yet, I am here.

祂為什麼創造我？是甚麼原因呢？

這是我們每個人都必須具體地發現的。 祂創造我，為使我永遠喜樂，作為天主的子女。祂本可以把我造成狗或是馬，或者根本不用創造。然而，我卻在這裡。

Do I live this “sense” of my divine filiation? Do I live as an adopted child of God the Father, which is a vocation to holiness?

我是否活出了這種神聖父子之情的「感覺」呢？我是否活著像一個天父的義子呢？這是一項成聖的召喚。

Sanctity is the fullness of love: the only ideal that fulfills my heart. Holiness is both a gift from God and an unfinished task. Freely, I want to choose God: “God, who created you without you, will not save you without you” (Saint Augustine).

成聖是愛的圓滿：唯一滿足我內心的理想。成聖既是天主的禮物，也是一項未完成的任務。我想要自由地選擇天主：「天主在沒有你的情況下創造了你，沒有你就不能拯救你」（聖奧斯丁）。

I should take advantage of the means that God himself, through the Church, has given me: the sacraments and prayer. God wants me to be a saint, yes me, in the specific circumstances of my life.

我應該運用天主自己透過教會賜給我的途徑：聖事和祈禱。天主希望在我所生活的特定情況下，成為一位聖人，是的就是我。