54.4月16日 多疑的多默 －白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄-譯者:林豪

Ours is a God who doesn’t give up on us easily. This Sunday of Divine Mercy, among other things, shows us that Jesus is the Lord of do-overs.

Doubting Thomas’s quick turnabout serves as a lesson to anyone who dares to doubt, or disbelieve in matters of faith. It says: the impossible is possible. The faithless can become faithful. Even the unbelieving can believe.

我們的天主不會輕易地放棄我們。這個主日是「救主慈悲主日」，除此之外，向我們顯示了主耶穌是「使我們煥然一新」的救主。

多疑的多默迅速轉變了，對任何勇於懷疑或不接受信仰的人而言，都是一個教訓。告訴我們說：「不可能的事，是可能的。」不忠的人，是可以變為忠心的。即使是不信的人，也可以轉變為相信。

（do-over是一個現代的名詞，意思是，一種新的觀點，就如同當一個人，看起來像個窮人時，有人來為他付錢剪髮，買新衣服，讓他洗個澡等，使他看起來像一個百萬富翁一樣。）

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ, is a child of God. Indeed, faith helps us recognize that Christ is God; it shows us that he is our Savior; it brings us to identify ourselves with him and to act as he acted.

每個相信主耶穌是基督的人，都是天主的子女。的確，信德幫助我們瞭解到，主基督是天主；並向我們明示祂是我們的救主；使我們與祂認同，並按照祂的行為來行事。

Without faith, there is no hope; still less is there charity, because no one can love what they do not know. Without faith, there is no true and profound humility, which is the foundation for all the other virtues. Without faith, life will be worldly and choked by the worries of the earth. Faith is so necessary that without it, it is impossible to please God.

沒有信德，就沒有望德；就更不用說愛德了，因為沒有人能愛他們不瞭解的事務。沒有信德，就沒有真正和深刻的謙遜，這是所有其他美德的基礎。沒有望德，生活將成為世俗化，被世上的憂慮所窒息。望德是如此重要，沒有它，就不可能獲得天主的喜悅。

“Humbly ask God to increase your faith. Then, with new lights, you will see clearly the difference between the world’s paths and your way as an apostle.

Let us take another look at the Master. You too may find yourself now hearing his gentle reproach to Thomas: ‘Let me have your finger: see, here are my hands. Let me have your hand; put it into my side. Cease your doubting, and believe’; and, with the Apostle, a sincere cry of contrition will rise from your soul: ‘My Lord, and my God!’ I acknowledge you once and for all as the Master. From now on, with your help, I shall always treasure your teachings and I shall strive to follow them loyally.”

「謙遜地祈求天主增加你的信德。然後，獲得了新的光照，你將清楚地發現，世界的道路及你成為使徒的道路之間的區別。

讓我們再看看師傅。你也許會發現自己，現在聽到祂正在溫柔地指責多默：『把你的指頭伸到這裏來，看看我的手罷！並伸過你的手來，探入我的肋旁，不要作無信的人。』（若20:27）；並且，與宗徒一起，真誠悔改的吶喊，將從你的靈魂深處升起：『我主！我天主！』我全然地承認祢是師傅。從今以後，在祢的助佑下，我將永遠珍惜祢的教誨，我將努力忠實地遵循它們。」

Illustration: The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Caravaggio, c.1601

插圖：聖多默的懷疑，卡拉瓦喬，公元1601年