聖安德肋宗徒慶節

今天在我們之中有很多人能夠從網絡中學習到一些知識，因為互聯網刊載的知識或資源非常廣闊而且很容易找到。但是你們是否知道網絡中的資料不可盡信，有些是不可靠而且不正確的?因此我們要很細心思考與斟酌來閱讀有 關的資料或資訊。

你們是否有參考過網上所刊登有關信仰課題？我們是否可以相信那些資料？從某種程度上來說，的確我們可以學到一些皮毛。然而，我們不可以掉以輕心，最好是查証資料的來源，仔細考慮資料的可靠度或是有爭議性的？所以我建議最好是向受過培訓的傳道員或合格老師學習。聖保祿宗徒在今天的讀經裡提到：“信德始於別人的講道，而道是始於耶穌訓話。”希望每位教友們小心翼翼地分辨資訊的可靠性﹔如有需要盡量尋求合格人選來輔助，因為他們所傳的道理是教會所教導的。

聖安德肋宗徒慶節

放去我們的過去或是以往的處事方法是不簡單的也不容易。畢竟有些事情在一些人來說是那麼投入或是駕輕就熟而突然間要他們更改方法或是開始嶄新的發展，當然是不容易而且困難重重。但是在現實中，確實有很多事情在改變。在過去的時光裡該項方法非常管用且有效，可是到了今時今日它已成了廢物。因此為了不失去良機或挫敗，我們一定要與時並進，勇於改變和創新。

 在今天的福音中，耶穌見到兩位漁夫的兄弟，一個是西滿，也稱為伯多祿和他的弟弟安德肋正在湖中撒網捕魚。耶穌對他們說，“跟隨我吧，我要使你們成為漁人的漁夫。他們立刻舍下漁網跟隨了祂。”今天耶穌也很可能在召喚你，放下你的漁網，改變一下生活方式，再往前走，跟隨祂。那麼你是否願意接受該邀請，從此讓耶穌輔助及做你生命的向導？

Friday of Week 30 Year 2

Is it okay to cure on a Sabbath day? The Sabbath day is supposed to be a day of rest and worship. But in the Gospel, Jesus seems to be not following the rules of the Sabbath day. Throughout Jesus' ministry, we see that Jesus does not choose a special place, occasion or time to help and to heal. Instead, as long as Jesus sees a need, He would do something about it regardless of whether it is a Sabbath day or not.

The lawyers and the Pharisees were those who faithfully observe the Sabbath law. However, by Jesus' action, He simply showed them that there’s an exception; that the law of the Sabbath can be broken, as long as there is a good and valid reason to break it. Jesus is showing the lawyers and the Pharisees that the observance of the Sabbath day should be superseded by a more important need, in this case, the need to heal the man sick with dropsy.

If you were in Jesus' situation, what would you do? Would you simply let the man suffer from his severe sickness even if you could actually do something to help him? Or would you heal the man just like Jesus did? May our faith in God be made more real, alive and dynamic, by living it with acts of love, mercy, compassion and kindness.