2016年3月3日
祖母的食譜 Grandma's Recipe
读经: 詩篇145篇1-13節
Reading: Psalm 145:1-13
你當追想上古之日，思念歷代之年。問你的父親，他必指示你；問你的長者，他必告訴你。-申命記32章7節
Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. Deuteronomy 32:7
全年读经: 民數記28-30章;馬可福音8章22-38節
Bible in a Year: Numbers 28–30; Mark 8:22-38
很多家庭都有家傳食譜，即以獨特的烹飪祕訣烹調某一道菜，使之特別美味。我們客家人就有一道傳統小吃名為「算盤子」，因為它一粒一粒的，看起來就像算盤的珠子。這道小吃十分美味，有機會你應該品嚐一下！
我祖母的算盤子是最棒的。每年除夕，大家一起吃團圓飯，享受祖母的廚藝時，我們都會想：「我們要學做這道算盤子！」可惜，我們都沒有去詢問祖母的烹調祕訣。現在祖母已不在人世，而她的特別食譜也隨之消失了。
如今我們思念祖母，也遺憾她的食譜失傳了。但若是不能傳承那託付我們的信仰，豈不是更加可悲嗎？上帝要我們將祂大能的作為傳於世世代代。正如詩人說：「這代要對那代頌讚[上帝]的作為」（詩篇145篇4節），這也呼應摩西先前的教導：「當追想上古之日⋯⋯問你的父親，他必指示你；問你的長者，他必告訴你。」（申命記32章7節）
當我們與人分享自己的得救見證，以及主耶穌如何幫助我們面對各種挑戰，便能彼此激勵，尊榮主名。因為主的心意乃是要我們享受家庭和群體生活，並叫彼此得幫助。
向一位年紀比你小的人，分享信仰歷程；
也請一位年長的兄姐與你分享他們的信仰。
你會從他們身上學到什麼呢？
今日對子女的教導，將影響明日的世界。
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Many families have a secret recipe, a special way of cooking a dish that makes it especially savory. For us Hakkas (my Chinese ethnic group), we have a traditional dish called abacus beads, named for its beadlike appearance. Really, you have to try it!
Of course Grandma had the best recipe. Each Chinese New Year at the family reunion dinner we would tell ourselves, "We should really learn how to cook this." But we never got around to asking Grandma. Now she is no longer with us, and her secret recipe is gone with her.
We miss Grandma, and it's sad to lose her recipe. It would be far more tragic if we were to fail to preserve the legacy of faith entrusted to us. God intends that every generation share with the next generation about the mighty acts of God. "One generation commends [God's] works to another," said the psalmist (Ps. 145:4), echoing Moses' earlier instructions to "remember the days of old . . . . Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you" (Deut. 32:7).
As we share our stories of how we received salvation and the ways the Lord has helped us face challenges, we encourage each other and honor Him. He designed us to enjoy family and community and to benefit from each other.
Is there someone from a different age group with whom you can share your faith journey? How about asking someone from an older generation to share their story with you. What might you learn?
What we teach our children today will influence tomorrow's world.