6. 祈禱－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄

As Christians, our mission is to co-redeem, which means to cooperate as God’s instruments so that the fruits of his Cross may reach every soul. God wanted to make great things, but depending on our cooperation.

作為基督徒，我們的使命就是要偕同救贖，這意思是作為與天主合作的工具，以便祂在十字架上的果實可以觸及每一個靈魂。天主想要成就偉大的事業，但是這要取決於我們是否願意與之合作。

Thus, our Christian vocation includes a guarantee from Christ that we will always have the grace we need for this supernatural task. He will give us his divine strength to renew the earth, and spread to people across the whole world the desire to achieve holiness in and through their state in life.

因此，我們基督徒的聖召包括從主基督那裡獲得了保證，即我們將會永遠擁有完成這項超性任務所需的恩典。祂將賜給我們來自於祂神聖的力量，以更新全世界，並向普世人類傳播：藉由他們在生活中的情況，來實現成聖的渴望。

What a lot of spiritual calories you need! And what a tremendous responsibility if you let yourself grow cold! And – I don’t even want to think of it – what a terrible crime if you were to give bad example! Feel the responsibility you have for your mission: all heaven is watching you.

你需要多少精神上的養分！如果你讓自己變冷淡，那將要負多麼重大的責任啊！而且—甚至我根本不想思它—如果你做出惡表，那將是多麼可怕的罪行啊！感受到賦予你使命的責任：天堂諸聖都在看著你。

To accomplish it, you must be constantly united to Jesus, like a branch to the vine.

要完成它，你必須不斷地與主耶穌合一，就像葡萄樹上的枝條一樣。

Each day during this Lenten Season, I will be offering you a challenge, which will help you prepare for the joyful day of Easter.

在這四旬期的每一天，我都會給你一個挑戰，這將幫助你為在復活節，這個喜樂的日做好準備。

Today’s challenge: It is called, “Where Is God? Have a few minutes of intimate conversation with God –this is prayer– thus, you will listen to Him in your heart.

今天的挑戰：被稱為「天主在哪裡？」與天主進行幾分鐘的親密交談—這就是「祈禱」— 因此，你會在心裡聽到祂對你說話。