13. 3月6日回歸日常－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄-譯者:林豪

Yesterday, we contemplated the Lord revealing his glory in Mount Tabor, in the presence of chosen witnesses. His face was like the sun in glory, and his garments as white as snow.

昨天，我們默觀吾主在大博爾山，在祂所揀選的見證人面前彰顯了祂的榮耀。祂的臉像光輝的太陽，祂的衣服皎潔如雪。

Previously, the apostles had to climb the mountain, and now they are tired by the effort.

之前，宗徒們必須爬山，現在他們因努力不懈而疲憊不堪。

After the vision, the Lord commanded them to get up, arise, and go down with the other apostles, with the crowd, to find again fatigue, doubts, and sickness. The period of bliss was short, and now they were to go back to ordinary life.

在見到異象之後，吾主吩咐他們站起來，起來，與其他宗徒一起下山，和人群一起下山，再次重現疲勞、懷疑和疾病。幸福的時刻是短暫的，現在他們要回到平凡的生活了。

Similarly, Abraham was enjoying his position in the highly developed area of Ur, then God told him to leave behind all that comfort and security and go to an undetermined place, to fulfill God’s will.

同樣地，亞巴郎在高度發達的地區「烏爾」享有他的地位，然後天主告訴他，要拋棄所有的舒適和安全，去一個不知道的地方，以完成天主的旨意。

Today, this is also our situation. We live our ordinary life where we meet difficulties, work, and sickness; and yet, we sometimes are given moments of consolation by the Lord.

今天，我們也有相同的處境。我們過著平凡的生活，遇到困難、工作和疾病；然而，有時吾主會賜予我們安慰的時刻。

The important message today is contained in the Lord’s command, to get up, to go back to your ordinary life. In both cases –Abraham and the apostles– they left behind a situation of serenity and relative security in order to go into the unknown, in order to fulfill the will of God. This should be our case also.

今天重要的訊息，包含在天主的命令中：「要起來，回到平凡的生活裡。」在這兩種情況下—亞巴郎和宗徒們—他們都離開了寧靜和相對安全的境地，以便進入未知的情況，以實現天主的旨意。這也應該是我們的情況。

Am I ready to, first, listen to the Lord?

首先，我準備好，要聆聽吾主的話了嗎？

Second, to get up from my situation of pseudo-comfort?

其次、從我虛幻的神慰中，站起來了嗎？

And, thirdly, am I willing to fulfill exactly what God expects from me? … Not only now, but every day of my life, the Lord invites me to leave the glory of the Tabor behind, and to go where work and even the cross are waiting for me.

第三，我是否願意完全實現天主對我的期望？…不僅是現在，而且在我生命中的每一天，吾主都邀請我，把大博爾的榮耀拋在身後，去工作，甚至正是十字架等著我的地方。

Today’s challenge: As you wake up, tell our Lord, “This day for you. I will serve you.”

今天的挑戰：當你醒來時，告訴吾主說：「這一天是獻給祢的，我會服侍你的。」