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    Love is action 愛在不言中

    [ 2010-02-25 14:49]     字號 [] [] []  
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    我的繼子Brett是個問題青年,屢次光顧少管所,我已經到了崩潰的邊緣,但仍打起精神繼續教育他。我們把他送進了一家教育問題青年成功率很高的學校。這家學校的教育很嚴格,在全班20多個學生中,Brett是得以獲得畢業的5個學生之一。

    在畢業典禮上,每個畢業生都拿著一支長莖的白色玫瑰花蕾送給對他們來說最意義深重的人。

    Brett對我說:“無論發生了怎么,你總是在那里。你給了我這么多的愛。我想讓你知道這一切讓我很愛你。”我站在那里驚住了,Brett把白色的玫瑰花蕾放到了我的手中并緊緊地擁抱了我。

    By Sally Arnett

    "If I never saw this kid again, Lord, I wouldn't be sorry!" I thought. Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our laundry room. Clenched in both hands were new jeans and a shirt belonging to my 16-year-old stepson, Brett. The clothing was already destroyed from burn holes and vomit stains after a drunken binge.

    Exhausted and defeated, I sank to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had ruined. He had already kicked a large hole in his bedroom wall; his bedcovers were torn. Numerous windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking in to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional damage Brett had inflicted on our once quiet home.

    Love is action 愛在不言中

    I knew that Brett's needs were deep, and I had often prayed for wisdom and love. The second greatest commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," had taken on new meaning when Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. If I were to love my neighbor, was I not to love my own troubled stepson even more?

    During those four years I had dealt with Brett as patiently as possible, but inside I was churning. "I don't want him in my house another day, Lord," I cried as I knelt on the laundry room floor. "I just can't stand him!"

    Chest heaving, I poured out my despair. Then God tenderly spoke to me in my weakness. Matthew 25:35-40 rose in my thoughts---Jesus' declaration that when we invite a stranger, feed the hungry, clothe the naked or visit those in prison, we are doing it as unto Him. For the first time I saw this story in light of the action words. Jesus was saying, "Act. Meet these people's needs. Through your actions you are loving them and Me."

    God's encouragement to me that day helped me to gather strength and continue parenting Brett. Still, Brett did not change his behavior.

    When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall, this time on suicide watch. Through prayer, my husband, Dave, and I sensed God's leading to send Brett to a boarding school with a high success rate for helping troubled teens.

    The psychological training at Brett's school was rigorous. Out of more than 20 people in his class, Brett was one of only five graduates.

    At the graduation ceremony the graduates stood one by one to thank those who had helped them. Each graduate held a long-stemmed, white rosebud to give to the person who had meant the most to him or her.

    Brett spoke lovingly to his mother and father and for the first time took responsibility for the heartaches he had caused.

    Finally Brett spoke to me. "You did so much," he said. "You were always there, no matter what. My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you just got stuck with me. All the same you always showed me such love. And I want you to know that I love you for it."

    Stunned, I stood as Brett placed the white rosebud in my hand and hugged me hard.

    At that moment I realized the truth in God's words to me. Although I had struggled with silent anger toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions.

    Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives. But we can love them.

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    (來源:譯言網? 編輯:Julie)

     
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