Do whatever he tells you 做他所吩咐的

圣母的教诲与我们的顺服

在加纳婚宴上，圣母玛利亚对仆役说：“他無論吩咐你們甚麼，你們就作甚麼。”（John 2:5）

你或许会想，玛利亚不认识主耶稣吗？玛利亚比我们任何人都更了解主耶稣，她当然清楚天主子的能力。然而，她应该并不知道主要施展怎样的奇迹，因为他是天主子。正因这份信赖与顺服，她才说了这句充满智慧的话：「他无论吩咐你们什么，你们就作什么。」

在生活中，我们常常遭遇困难，并向天主祈求。然而，正如雅各伯宗徒所说：但你們求而不得，是因為你們求的不當，想要浪費在你們的淫樂中。（Jas 4:3）

那么，当我们祈求时，我们该怎么做呢？圣母玛利亚的教诲正是答案：“他無論吩咐你們甚麼，你們就作甚麼。” 这也是圣母对天主的回应：“願照你的話成就於我罷！”（Luke 1:38）同样，这也是吾主耶稣在革责玛尼山园祈祷时所表现出的顺服：“不要照我，而要照你所願意的。”（Matt 26:39）

吾主耶稣的吩咐

吾主到底吩咐了我们什么？在加纳婚宴上，吾主吩咐仆役将石缸灌满水，再把水舀出来，奇迹便发生了——水变成了美酒。这是加纳婚宴中的奇迹之一。然而，耶稣的吩咐又何止这些呢？要真正理解耶稣的所作所为、所言所行，你至少需要仔细研读四部福音。在此，我列举一些我认为非常重要的教导：

  • 你們悔改罷！因為天國臨近了。（Matt 4:17）

  • 你們先該尋求天主的國和它的義德 （Matt 6:33）

  • 你應當全心、全靈、全意、全力愛上主，你的天主。（Mark 12:30）

  • 你應當愛近人如你自己。（Mark 12:31）

  • 你們該彼此相愛；如同我愛了你們，你們也該照樣彼此相愛。（John 13:34）

  • 你們當愛你們的仇人，當為迫害你們的人祈禱（Matt 5:44）

  • 如果你們不各自從心裏寬恕自己的弟兄，我的天父也要這樣對待你們。（Matt 18:35）

  • 你們應當慈悲，就像你們的父那樣慈悲。（Luke 6:36）

  • 你們應當是成全的，如同你們的天父是成全的一樣。（Matt 5:48）

  • 你們願意人怎樣待你們，也要怎樣待人。（Luke 6:31）

  • 你們要從窄門進去，因為寬門和大路導入喪亡（Matt 7:13）

  • 你們若不變成如同小孩一樣，你們決不能進天國。（Matt 18:3）

  • 該在天上為自己積蓄財寶（Matt 6:20）

  • 誰若願意跟隨我，該棄絕自己，背着自己的十字架來跟隨我（Matt 16:24）

  • 你們的話該當是：是就說是，非就說非；其他多餘的，便是出於邪惡。（Matt 5:37）

  • 醒寤祈禱罷！免陷於誘惑（Matt 26:41）

  • 凡不結好果子的樹，必要砍倒，投入火中。（Matt 7:19）

  • 我父受光榮，即在於你們多結果實，如此你們就成為我的門徒。（John 15:8）

  • 我餓了，你們給了我吃的；我渴了，你們給了我喝的；我作客，你們收留了我；我赤身露體，你們給了我穿的；我患病，你們看顧了我；我在監裏，你們來探望了我。（Matt 25:35-36）

  • 不可殺人，不可姦淫，不可偷盜，不可做假見證，不可欺詐，應孝敬你的父母。（Mark 10:19）

  • 遵守我的話（John 14:23）

  • 天主是神，朝拜他的人，應當以心神以真理去朝拜他。（John 4:24）

  • 因為這是我父的旨意：凡看見子，並信從子的，必獲得永生；並且在末日，我要使他復活。（John 6:40）

  • 你們若不吃人子的肉，不喝他的血，在你們內，便沒有生命。（John 6:53）

  • 誰吃我的肉，並喝我的血，便住在我內，我也住在他內。（John 6:56）

  • 誰若不住在我內，便彷彿枝條，丟在外面而枯乾了，人便把它拾起來，投入火中焚燒。（John 15:6）

  • 這是我的身體，為你們而捨棄的。你們應行此禮，為紀念我。（Luke 22:19）

  • 看，你的母親！（John 19:27）

  • 不要作無信的人，但要作個有信德的人。（John 20:27）

  • 人除非由水和聖神而生，不能進天主的國（John 3:5）

  • 你們領受聖神罷！（John 20:22）

  • 你們要去使萬民成為門徒，因父及子及聖神之名給他們授洗（Matt 28:19）

以上是我个人精选的章节，希望能帮助大家更好地理解吾主的吩咐。

Mary’s Guidance and Our Obedience

At the wedding feast in Cana, the Blessed Mother Mary said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” (John 2:5)

Perhaps you might think, didn’t Mary know the Lord Jesus? Mary certainly understood the Lord Jesus better than any of us, and she was clearly aware of the Son of God’s power. Yet, she likely didn’t know what miracle He was about to perform, because He is the Son of God. It was precisely this trust and obedience that led her to speak these words of profound wisdom: “Do whatever he tells you.”

In life, we often encounter difficulties and then we pray. However, as the Apostle James says, “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.” (Jas 4:3)

So, what should we do when we pray? The Blessed Mother Mary’s instruction is the answer: “Do whatever he tells you.” This was also Mary’s response to God: “let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) Likewise, this is the obedience manifested by our Lord Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane: “not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matt 26:39)

Our Lord Jesus’ Commandments

What exactly did our Lord command us to do? At the wedding feast in Cana, our Lord commanded the servants to fill the stone jars with water, and then to draw it out. And the miracle occurred—the water turned into wine. This was one of the miracles at Cana. Yet, Jesus’ commands are far more extensive than this. To truly understand Jesus’ actions, words, and deeds, you must at least carefully study the four Gospels. Here, I list some teachings I consider very important:

  • Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matt 4:17)

  • But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness (Matt 6:33)

  • you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. (Mark 12:30)

  • You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Mark 12:31)

  • A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. (John 13:34)

  • Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matt 5:44)

  • So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart. (Matt 18:35)

  • Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. (Luke 6:36)

  • You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matt 5:48)

  • And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. (Luke 6:31)

  • Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction (Matt 7:13)

  • unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matt 18:3)

  • but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven (Matt 6:20)

  • If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Matt 16:24)

  • Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. (Matt 5:37)

  • Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation (Matt 26:41)

  • Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matt 7:19)

  • By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples. (John 15:8)

  • for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. (Matt 25:35-36)

  • Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother. (Mark 10:19)

  • keep my word (John 14:23)

  • God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)

  • For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:40)

  • unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you (John 6:53)

  • He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. (John 6:56)

  • If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned. (John 15:6)

  • This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. (Luke 22:19)

  • Behold, your mother! (John 19:27)

  • do not be faithless, but believing. (John 20:27)

  • unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (John 3:5)

  • Receive the Holy Spirit. (John 20:22)

  • Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19)

These are my personal selection of verses, hoping to help everyone better understand our Lord’s commandments.