Amy • Beloved • WanJung

I've never thought that one day i would be involved in the US politics... even before I have the right to vote! funny...





So, I was so envious of those who


1) went vote and showed off


2) got a free coffee at Starbucks!

















It's not about winning or losing but whether or not our voices being heard. Actually I've been convinced that Obama would win (and he did), and prop 8 would lose. I knew how the world was changing away from God and is taking its course and consequences. However, I just prayed that God would reveal something to us. I prayed that Christians would stand out to be bold and firm though attacked. We'll know more about the world, yet we'll know how we can react to this world. Christians have been suppressed in the world, being minority of the society, but we can still shed light to the world. I don't know how God'll use us, but PLEASE USE US.





And it's funny that I thought only Christians would vote yes on prop 8 (actually more Christians than I know wanted to vote NO...) so that we would definitely lose. Even if prop 8 failed, I would say that we still won the battle since we've done what we could -- pray, share, and testify. I thank God for this opportunity that we can rethink our positions in the world and reflect if we've done something harmful to others.





我是很驚訝 prop 8 通過... 事實上我是預設它會 fail, but I prayed that God would do something amazing, like 49 Yes and 51% No, so that our voice would be heard... 結果是反過來 52% Yes and 48% No. 話說回來, 也不是52%的票源是基督徒, 如果是的話就更要歡喜快樂了..... (sorry that 我不自由主會自己把這個prop跟基督徒聯想在一起,其實應該不然吧.)





Ok, I don't know what to say, 可是我真的求神讓基督徒反省, 我們在這裡真的有成為別人的光和鹽嗎? 還是只是像中世紀的教會要打壓別人? what have we done?





以下轉貼王姐 (以前的輔導) 在選前的禱告... http://blog.roodo.com/aag/archives/7507105.html


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主啊!


這是一個關鍵時刻,


但我知道你掌管一切...


我期望我真能了解那些同性戀者的辛酸與苦楚,


像你一樣的體恤他們,愛他們,


但我也不願任憑那些激進份子對我們的傷害與攻擊.





主!


你了解在我心中的為難與掙扎,


我想要擁抱同性戀者,


聽他們哭訴他們的委曲和傷痛,


我想要向他們鞠躬,求他們赦免教會過去所帶給他們的傷害,


但我又不願意看到在未來的年日裡,


有更多的基督徒被那些激進的同性戀者拿著雞毛當令箭而告上法庭,


遭受著永無止境的試探與攪擾.





這一陣子,我心中衝擊很大,


反覆的思索著教會將如何面對一個如此嚴峻的試驗與挑戰,


愛與公義...


這二者,我們都不想失去,


若只有愛而沒有公義,


這個世界將成為一個濫情,淫亂,驕奢,敗壞之處,


若只有公義而沒有愛,


這個世界又會成為一個沒有同理,沒有包容,冷漠而殘酷之地;


求憐憫我們的軟弱與不完全,


我們總是無法將二者平衡的恰到好處,


但我總相信,


在人不能的,在神凡事都能,


在你的引導之下,我們一定可以做得很好.





主 !


在此大選前夕,


我祈求你來掌管一切,


我答應你,


無論結果如何,


我將會不停止的為同性戀者禱告,


用行動向他們表達基督的愛,


我求你加添我心中對世人的愛,


賜我智慧和勇氣,


在這世代中活的又有真理又有愛.


阿們 !!


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ps. I was touched by McCain's concession speech.... although it's still a bit ethnocentric... =p


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk1zFm_FfP8