A Glimpse of Spirituality 靈修一瞥132 (Mark谷3:20-21)          

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Heart is a lonely hunter. This lonely heart hunts for love because true love has become luxurious in this cold world, even though in families. One of the tragedies of the present world is helplessness that betrays the injustice of the lonely world and sometimes even in the church.

 

Jesus also experienced loneliness. When he was extremely panic and melancholy in the Gethsemane garden and he needed the companionship of his disciples, what he got was only emptiness (Mark 14:32-42). People, even his disciples, did not understand the need of the merciful heart of Jesus.

 

When Jesus was busy with sharing his compassion and love, he could not have time to eat, “and when his family heard it, they went out to seize him.” “His family” (hoi par’) is meant to be someone next to him. Here it is interpreted as the relatives of Jesus. The relatives might think that they were concerned about Jesus’ health and concluded that Jesus was out of mind. The mother of Jesus was the most qualified to stop Jesus from being exhausted in particular when Jesus was crucified on the cross; she could persuade her son to perform a miracle in order to convert all who are against him. However, repentance is not a magic show. Jesus’s mother kept silent under the cross because she understood that Jesus was doing the will of God the Father.

 

Relatives of Jesus, to the contrary, who did not understand Jesus would “seize him” (kratēsai auton), which means to grab Jesus with force and stop his ongoing work because they found that “he is beside himself.” “Beside” (exestē) means surprise or fright. Here it is interpreted as madness or mental illness. They subjectively judged Jesus without paying any attention to his mercy.

 

People are lonely everywhere, not because there is no cell phone or the internet but no empathy. One basic need of human existence is the understanding and support from one another. Therefore, whether people are happy or sorrowful, successful or failed, it makes a big difference when there are people who stand by you. This is human life. From survival to living, it is love.

 

天涯何處覓食知心？

孤獨的心尋找真愛，因為真愛在冰冷世界變得奢侈，即使家中。當今世界悲劇之一，是無助，它暴露孤獨世界的不公，甚至教會也是如此。

耶穌也經歷過孤獨；當他在革責瑪尼山園極度驚慌憂鬱，需要門徒陪伴時，得到的只是冷漠空虛（谷14:32-42）。人，甚至他的門徒，都不明白耶穌慈悲之心的需要。

當耶穌忙著分享他的慈悲大愛時，連吃飯時間都沒有，“他的人聽說了，便出來要抓住他。”“他的人”（hoi par'）指的是身旁的人 ；在此解作耶穌親屬。親戚可能認為他們擔心耶穌健康，因而結論耶穌發瘋。

耶穌母親最有資格阻止耶穌工作過勞，尤其當耶穌被釘在十字架上時；可以說服兒子創造奇蹟，改變所有反對他的人。然而，悔改不是魔術，耶穌母親在十字架下保持沉默，因為深明耶穌正在承行天父旨意。

相反，耶穌親屬因為不了解耶穌，就“抓住他”（kratēsai auton），意即用武力抓住耶穌，阻止他進行工作，因為發現他“瘋了”。“瘋了”(exestē) 本意是驚訝或害怕；這裡解作瘋狂或精神病。他們主觀地批判耶穌，沒有注意他的慈悲心。

到處都有寂寞的心，不是因為沒有手機或網絡，而是缺乏同理心。人類生存其中一項基本需要，是互相理解和支持。所以，無論快樂或悲傷，成功還是失敗，只要有人在旁，那就不一樣。

這是人的生命：從生存到生活，以愛。