35. 3月28日回歸父家－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄-譯者:林豪

He: “Woman, where are your accusers? No one of them has condemned you? “None, Lord,” she answered with great respect, humility, and confusion. “For neither do I condemn you. Go and henceforth sin no more.” What wonderful words, coming straight from the heart of God!

主耶穌說：「婦人！他們在那裏呢？沒有人定你的罪嗎？」她說：「主！沒有人。」耶穌向她說：「我也不定你的罪；去罷！從今以後，不要再犯罪了！」（若8:10-11）多麼美妙的一段對話，直指天主的心！

We all have sinned. Sin is an offense against God; it separates us from God, who is our final end, and our happiness. Sin is the only true evil. Whoever sins mortally is telling Jesus, “You, go back to Calvary! Go back to the Cross to be crucified again!”

我們都犯過罪。罪是對天主的冒犯；罪使我們與天主隔絕，天主是我們最終的目標，也是我們幸福的所在。罪是唯一真正的邪惡。凡犯了大罪的人就是在告訴耶穌說：「祢，回到髑髏地去吧！回到十字架上去，再次被釘死在十字架上吧！」

Jesus has come to show us his Father’s compassion, to save us who were lost.

耶穌來向我們展示了祂天父般的同理心，為拯救我們這些迷失的人。

Lord, I want to return to the Father’s house; grant me the grace of conversion. Send me your grace to overcome sin. I should never lose hope. The sacrament of reconciliation is the wonderful remedy.

主啊，我要回歸父家;求祢賜予我皈依的恩典。求你賜予我祢的恩典，使我戰勝罪惡。我永遠不應該失去望德，和好聖事是奇妙的補救良方。

And yet, there is so much lukewarmness in my life! Help me to really hate mortal sin; to struggle against venial sins; to flee from occasions of sin. I want to fight to overcome spiritual mediocrity, reject lukewarmness. I want to always make progress. I know, only my love for God can fill my heart.

然而，我的生命中有太多的不冷不熱！幫助我真正地痛恨大罪；與小罪作奮鬥；逃離罪惡的場合。我想為克服屬靈的平庸馬虎而奮鬥，拒絕不冷不熱，我總是想要進步。我知道，唯有「自己對天主的愛」才能滿足我的心。

Pic: The kiss of Judas, by Cimabue (c. 1240 – 1302).

圖：猶達斯之吻，畫家：契馬布埃（約1240 – 1302）。