Thursday, May 20, 2010

消化死亡

被告知还能在地上活多久,不是一件容易的事。

昨天夜里,长岛的石溪医院手术后的恢复室。我与流过不少泪的妻子站在她表弟喻弟兄身边,把一小时前医生告诉我们关于他的不祥消息转告给他。他患了第四期(也就是最严重)的胆管癌,而且周围有转移的迹象,等活检结果最后的确证。他躺在病床上,平静地问,还有多久?妻子告诉他,医生说不治疗的话大约半年到九个月,化疗的话一两年吧。我补充说,最多也许五年。好象这样说能够稍微安慰一下这个三周前第一次做爸爸的三十五岁男子汉。我甚至把一个如今在神学院教书的某华人医生的故事讲给他听(该医生曾在一个犹太人为主的医院当上院长,但后来患上癌症,开腔手术时发现早先的癌症竟然奇迹般地消失了,他决定向上帝还愿,全时间奉献传道)。

我们再一次为他祷告,把这个中午刚刚由当地王西门老牧师在病房施洗归入基督的弟兄交给掌管他生命的主。他是去年由内弟带去北京某家庭教会信主的,病中表示希望尽快受洗。回来的路上,我们顺路去探望他的妻女。看着那位可爱的不满月的小安吉琳娜,天真地趴在我妻子的肩头,闪动一双有神的眼睛,一种莫名的惆怅从我心底油然而生。她也许在爸爸离开前学会喊爸爸,但爸爸恐怕难以带她一蹦一跳地去公园玩,去上学,去打球,去看卡通片,去参加生日聚会,去教堂礼拜,更不用说看见她长成一个窈窕的少女,又送嫁给未来的女婿,抱孙子或孙女,踏园内的青草,闻林间的鸟语,看风中的花蝶,沐云后的骄阳,笑湖里的满月,享尽天伦之乐。

我按照预先的计划和心中的感动,邀请小安吉琳娜的母亲,她是否现在就愿意接受主耶稣,把自己未来的一生交给主来带领。她肯定地说愿意。我妻子抱着小安吉琳娜,站在一起,我带领她在午夜到来前决志祷告,接受主耶稣,做天父的归家孩子。

在人生最困难的处境中,两个人都回归上帝的怀抱。这,应该是不幸中的万幸,苦难里的祝福。

死亡,的确是人类共同的最大的最后的仇敌,它既不分贫贱富贵,也不分男女老少。它通知人生命到期的时候,是何等的让人无法消化,除非,有消化死亡的永恒生命之主让人在死荫之地起死回生。死亡,于是在消化生命中被生命消化了。这,应该是人世间最令人振奋的绝好消息。

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I went to your preach tonight. I really enjoyed it! The following is my writing published on my blog. I just wanted to let you know that I'm praying for you. I pray that God will use you as a powerful vessel to convey His Massage and to save many more struggling souls.

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_67d1cfbd0100iiwy.html

今晚听了张儒民博士的布道,非常棒!
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Dear Lord,

I went to listen to the preach by Dr.Zhang Rumin tonight. It was beautiful! His language was so vivid, passionate and poetic. Most importantly, his way of preaching was very convincing- he explained why Jesus is the only one among the three most respected religions giants who can be trusted as God, or the son of God. He used Scriptures from 创 世 纪, 诗 篇, 以 赛 亚书, 耶 利 米 书, 约 珥 书 etc. to thread God's plans and promises, which to me was such a powerful way to illustrate the existence of the All Mighty God. I believe Dr. Zhang's preach is capable of transforming many souls, especially those Chinese intellectuals who believe only in facts and evidences. May God richly bless Dr. Zhang and use him as a powerful vessel to convey the Message to 中国知识分子。

I'll ask for the video or audio recording and introduce it to my husband and my friends who are still struggling in their belief. I'll go to Dr. Zhang's other two preaches tomorrow to get more inspirations and to know more about God.

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