爱  筵
职·场·人·际·系·列
你的工作可以叫人看见基督的荣美。
正直
Integrity
经  文
Reading
“诸天述说神的荣耀，穹苍传扬他的手段。” - 诗 19:1
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." — Psalm 19:1    
再  思
Devotion
我最近重新粉刷卧室。第一步是把从地面到天花板的墙纸撕掉，之后太太和我谘询一位设计师，他帮助我们调配颜色；再由油漆店的员工帮助我们选择最合适的油漆，然后调出我们想要的颜色。接下来的四天，我用专用胶带贴好墙壁的边界处、覆盖好家具，然后，小心翼翼地将两层油漆涂上。
Recently I painted our bedroom. First the wallpaper had to be stripped from floor to ceiling. My wife and I met with a designer, who helped us to coordinate colors. Employees at the paint store helped us choose the paint best suited to our walls, and then mixed the paint to get the colors we wanted. For the next four days, I taped edges, covered furniture, and carefully applied two coats of paint to the room.
我们的神是一位伟大的神，祂充满荣美。诗篇19篇讲到神向我们启示的两个途径，第一是藉着圣经，另外一个是透过壮观的宇宙，我们可以在美丽的大自然中瞥见神。对很多人来说，工作赋予我们机会去创造美丽的事物。建筑设计师、时装设计师、音乐家、厨师、和其他数之不尽的职业，都给生活带来质感、音调、品味、和色彩，这些都在反映神的荣美。
Our God is a God of magnificent beauty. Psalm 19 describes two of the ways God reveals himself to us. One way is through Scripture, and another way is through the splendor of the world around us. In beauty, we glimpse God. For many of us, our work allows us to create beauty. Architects, fashion designers, musicians, chefs, and countless other professions bring to life textures, tones, tastes, and tints that reflect the beauty of our God.
不过，神的荣美在耶稣身上彰显得最清楚，因为耶稣是神完美的形像。在我们努力美化这个世界的同时，如果能让别人看出耶稣基督才是美丽的源头和形像，那我们的付出就真有果效了。亲爱的朋友，请你记得，你的工作能让人看见基督的荣美！ 
Ultimately, God's beauty is seen most clearly in the person of Jesus, the clear and perfect image of God. As we labor in beautifying the world, we do our best work when we point to the source and image of beauty, Jesus Christ. As you labor this week, remember that your work can be the means by which ­others see the beauty of Christ!
祷  告
Prayer
神阿，祢是一切色彩，声音，味道和质感的神，我们乐见祢的荣美！诸天也述说祢的荣耀。求帮助我们，在日常工作中反映出你美丽的性情，好叫我们能与诗人心口合一的荣耀祢的名。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
God of colors, sounds, tastes, and textures, we delight in your beauty! The world around us declares your splendor. Help us in our daily work to reflect the beauty of your character so that we may join with the psalmist in declaring the glory of your name. Amen.
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