A sermon digested 審視人生—為你的人生把脈？ 聖路易台灣基督長老教會週日講道！ 紀元訓牧師 digested by Su-mei Wu

希臘哲學家柏拉圖（Plato）曾說：「未經審視的人生是不值得活的。」柏拉圖的智慧告訴我們，人生在世不應只是追逐名利地位，掛慮每日的衣食住行和著重個人的需要與享受。我們更應當努力去思考審視，人活在這世界上的目的和意義·耶穌曾語重心長的對信徒們說：【所以我告訴你們，不要為了生活上所需的飲食，或是身上所穿的衣服擔心。難道生命不比飲食重要？身體不比衣服重要嗎？】（馬太6:2幼而我們應該怎樣看待思考我們的人生呢？

1）憂愁的人生～

古人說：「人生不滿百，常懷千歲憂」，如果在奧林匹克的比賽中有一項是「憂慮比賽：，那麼我們一定很輕易的就會獲得金牌獎。

想像我們生活在富足的現代社會中，我們憂慮的根源卻在於『缺乏、不夠完美』。我們擔心自己擁有的不夠多，做得不夠好，或是不夠被人尊重；總是覺得有不安全、不滿足的戚覺。於是我們一面想要獲得更多，同時又害怕失去了我們所擁有的？因此我們一直生活在焦慮、恐慌中！

看看聖經詩人如何處理他的焦慮恐慌呢？〔上帝是我們的避難所和力量，是我們患難中隨時的幫助〕因此【縱使大地震動，高山崩坍，墜人大洋，縱使怒濤澎湃，群山震撼，我們也不驚惶】（詩篇46:1∼3）耶穌說：【你看天空的飛鳥，牠們不種不收，也不存糧在倉裡，你們的天父尚且飼養牠們。你們豈不比鳥兒而更貴重嗎？】（馬太6:26）耶穌又說：【所以不要為我們吃的、喝的或穿的操心，這些事是不信的人所追逐的·你們天父知道你們需要這一切東西】（馬太6:31-32）。

先知以賽亞呼籲以色列人要回歸於神，他們的心才能獲得真正的滿足。雖然我們所屬的世界有可能遭受天災人禍、地動山搖，但是聖經告訴我們有一座『上帝的城』在神掌管統治之下的城牢固安穩，永不動搖，那城裡的居民都必平安喜樂，滿足祥和。

2）人生的再思～

所羅門王是有史以來擁有最多財富，最深智慧以及最高權力的王。所羅門王創作了三千句箴言，一千零五首詩歌。他每年收到兩萬三千公斤以上的黃金。他的屬國從包括幼發拉底河到非立士和埃及邊境所有的國家。

所羅門王運用他的智慧獲得了許多的財富，他也利用他的權力建立了強大興盛的國度。但是後來以色列被巴比倫帝國滅亡了，所羅門王也消逝在歷史的洪流中。

正如耶穌所說〔我告訴你們，甚至像所羅門王那樣的容華，他衣飾也比不上一朵野花那樣的美麗。〕（馬太6:29）細想在每一朵野花的背後是有一位創造生命，主宰萬物的上帝。我們要信靠這位神，因為祂才是永世擁有一切智慧、能力和財富的神。

【人若要誇耀，應該誇耀認識我，明白我。因為我是上主，我有不變的愛。我執行公道，伸張正義；我喜愛的就是這些。我上主這樣宣佈了。】（耶9:24）

人存在的目的，更重要的是要親近認識這位創造宇宙，給予我們生命的上帝。

3）活出有意義的人生～

約拿單愛德華滋（Jonathan Edwards1703～1758）是普林斯頓第三任校長，至今他仍然被公認是美國最出色的神學家。

他最為世人懷念的是當初天花疫苗還在初期試驗期問，他不忍心看著天花病毒摧殘蹂躪當時還是英國殖民地的美國。愛德華滋自願接受疫苗病毒注射的實驗，結果在1758年3月22日在他被注射天花疫苗的幾天後，因而發病過世了。

在他注射疫苗病毒之前，有許多朋友勸他不要冒這個生命的危險。但是他一口拒絕了，因為他憐憫那些因天花而受苦死亡的同胞們。愛德華滋為了愛人的緣故，竟然自願犧牲自己的生命。他在最後斷氣之前還交代他的女兒，將他一部分的財產捐贈給窮人。愛德華滋留下戚人的話：『一個活出來的生命，不是以我們擁有多少的職位來衡量，乃是以我們幫助過多少人來衡量。』(A life lived is not measured in how many positions we've held, but in how many people we've helped)。愛德華滋的這番話與他實際的愛心，不正是見證了耶穌基督的愛嗎？

耶穌教導我們活在世上不只是為每日物質上的生活而操心，我們應該追求更崇高的目的和意義，我們要能活出上帝的公義、聖潔、憐憫與慈愛。〔你們要先追求上帝主權的實現，遵行祂的旨意，祂就會把這一切都供給你們。〕（馬太6:33）

當我們大家共同去努力與實現，活出精采有意義的人生，那麼神的國度就臨到這地上有如在天上一般。

生命短暫，人生不能重來。你願意挪走你的憂慮？依靠全能愛你的上帝，過一個充實有意義的人生嗎？(08/12/2018)吳淑梅整理

First guided tour at STLTPC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDHhQZR-UQU&list=PLgcznScNc5egLWhKVG2D8wRuS9tY6PTo6
01 For the first time, trying to introduce the church and the church building to a small group of visitors, from the 223th General Assembly of PCUSA in St. Louis. 我們首度嘗試向一小群來自第23屆總會議場的訪客介紹教會跟禮拜堂 This is an experiment that expores the situations, the senarios, and the potential responses in a churchseeing and starts a baseline for continuous improvements. 這是個實驗，用來探尋參觀教會時的情境、情景、跟潛在反應。這個實驗是「開始一個永續求進步」的基礎點。Che sī ti̍t-ê teh thàm-thó chham-koan kàu-hōe ê sî khó-lêng chhut-hiān ê chêng-kéng, chōng-thāi, kap hoán-èng, ê si̍t-giām. Ēng án-ne chò kè-sio̍k chìn-pō͘ ê ki-chhó͘ tiám. We will make new videos with caption, multiple languages, avoiding background noise, etc. 我們打算另造新片，採用字幕、多語言、減噪音，等等。Goán ū siūⁿ-beh koh-chài têng phah-phìⁿ, chhái-iōng jī-bō͘, to-chióng gú-giân, kiám-chió cha̍p-im, téng-téng.

This tour starts from the Fellowship Hall which is designed for people to meet and be connected, before and after worshiping in the sanctuary / worship hall. 這個觀覽行程從交誼廳出發。這個交誼廳是為了讓人們在參加禮拜廳裡面的禮拜儀式之前跟之後相遇、互聯而設計的。Chit-ê chham-koan ê hêng-thêng tùi kau-gî thiaⁿ chhut-hoat. Chit-ê kau-gî thiaⁿ sī ūi-tio̍h hō͘ lâng tī chham-kai lé-pài thiaⁿ lāi-bīn ê lée-pài sek í-chêng kap í-āu saⁿ-tú, saⁿ-liân-hē siat-kè ê. Meeting face-to-face is a keyword in the Fellowship Hall. We hope that nobody feels lonely and neglected in this hall where the scene of the sanctuary as a giant picture, reminding the source of inspiration, is always visible as a background. 當面相見是這個交誼廳的關鍵字之一。在這個有禮拜廳景觀像是一大片隨時看得見，一直在提醒著我們靈感的來源，的圖畫，在陪襯的交誼廳裡我們不希望有人覺得孤單、被忽略。Tng-bīn saⁿ-kìⁿ sī chit-ê kau-gî thiaⁿ ê koan-kiàn-jī. Lé-pài thiaⁿ ê kéng-koan ná-chhiūⁿ chi̍t tōa-pak-tô͘ sûi-sî khòaⁿ-ē-thio̍h, it-ti̍t teh thê-séng lán lêng-kám ê lǎi-goân, ê tô͘-ōe, chò pōe-kéng, teh kap kau-gî-thiaⁿ lāi-bīn ê lâng chò-phōaⁿ. Goán ǹg-bāng bô lâng tī chit-ê thiaⁿ lāi-bīn kám-kak tio̍h ko͘-toaⁿ, siū hut-lio̍k.

02 a Presbyterian tree
This is a special tree, or two, in the front/side yard of the church property illuminating one of the basic principles of Presbyterianism -- let people of different types and levels grow and live together. 在禮拜堂前/側院的一棵（或兩棵）樹展現出長老會精神的一個重要原則 -- 讓不同類型、層次的人一起成長、生活。

03 Entrance
This unconventional entrance of a church building reverses the tradition of church building with theology from Jesus. Traditionally a church building has a small space between the entrance and the woship hall, the sanctuary. That means that the visitors are expected to enter the worship place immediately, assuming that everybody goest to a church building for worshiping God. The entrance of the TPCSTL lead the visitors to the largest open space of the building, the fellowship hall, where they have chances to turn to many other options than participating in a worship service or a quiet meditation alone in the sanctuary. This is designed based on the following words from the Sripture. Matthew 5: …23 Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. 25 Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.…

04 stained glass in the fellowship hall
Stained glasses that won't distract while adding the visual effect in the sanctuary. The stained glassed windows that multiply throughout the church building.

05 in the sactuary (worship hall)
The off-hour of the sanctuary is great for meditation.

06 legacy of how we handle the pastor

We take a special need of the pastor very seriously and reflect it in the hardware leaving a legacy. 我們很認真地處理牧師的特殊需求，並在硬體上呈現出來，留下典範。

Our first pastor spent a lot time working at the church building. He sweats frequently and needs to show and change clothing frequently, especially when he needs to meet others at the church or leaving fromt eh church site. We include a shower room for him and for other special occasions where showering is necessary.

We include a restroom right there in the pastor's office to make it easy for the pastor, especially at the moment right before the preaching. This is very unusual everywhere.

In the fellowship hall, there is a special room for collection the sanitary related items. On each side of the door, there is a line showing that the drywall is different from the ordinary wall. That is a monument of how we treat the opinions of two extremes. Some people want to build a movable partition to make part of the fellowship hall an extension of the sanctuary while others believe that the whole fellowship is part of the sanctuary when there is activity going on in the sanctuary. We ended up reserving the room for storing the movable partition with the drywall easily changed for the special remodeling, without actually building the partition. This is a testimony of Presbyterianism at work.

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TSA Alumni Homecoming-DaMa 大馬 5:30pm Aug. 1, 2018

Lonfye Lye shared a group.

July 29 at 7:36 AM

Reminder: This Wednesday (08/01; 5:30 pm) 大馬-從華大生醫博士班畢業生到台灣生技創業者的成長歷程分享： 綜看台灣生技創業發展

Alumni Homecoming-DaMa 大馬

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Place: Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, room (will be announced), Washington University School of Medicine (near the corner of Euclid and McKinley Ave.)
Free Parking: Parking Lot F, 4510 McKinley Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
(Entrance on S. Taylor Ave.)

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Dear friends,
Come join to welcome our old friend! DaMa 大馬
Most of you may not see him. However, you must hear lots of his successful stories. Dr. Y. David Ma (DaMa), a legend among Washington University graduate students. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Developmental Biology Program, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in 2009. During his studies at Washington University, he served as President of Washington University in St. Louis Taiwanese Graduate Student Association (TGSA) https://www.facebook.com/groups/WUSTLTGSA/ He is the founder of the Bio Entrepreneurship Core (BEC) https://sites.wustl.edu/wubec/about-us/ at Washington University and the recipient of the 2007 Kauffman Fellowship Pathway in Life Sciences Entrepreneurship. He went back to Taiwan after graduated from WU in 2009. After worked as a Manager, Biotechnology Incubation Center at Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1 year 11 months) and served as Director, Business Development at Medigen Biotechnology Corporation (1 year 11 months). He founded with friends and served as COO at Apollo Medical Optics Inc (September 2014- present). http://www.apollomedicaloptics.com He is also the current President of WashU Alumni Club in Taiwan 聖路易華盛頓大學在台校友會https://www.facebook.com/groups/57192910069/ Please come to say hello to him and he will tell you how to
• Founders of multiple entrepreneurship programs in Taiwan and the USA
• Leading clinical studies in Taiwan and the USA
• Executing > 18 angel investment cases in the USA, China, and Taiwan
• Management and execution experiences in founding Medtech startup, feasibility assessment, biotechnology business evaluation, international collaboration, strategy formation
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Speaker: Dr. David Ma (DaMa) 大馬
the COO and Co-founded at Apollo Medical Optics Inc
Title: 從華大生醫博士班畢業生到台灣生技創業者的成長歷程分享： 綜看台灣生技創業發展
Time: August 1st (Wednesday), 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Place: Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, room (will be announced), Washington University School of Medicine (near the corner of Euclid and McKinley Ave.)
Free Parking: Parking Lot F, 4510 McKinley Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
(Entrance on S. Taylor Ave.)
1. Take exit 36A toward Kings highway Blvd. and turn left onto S. kings highway Blvd. (0.3 mi)
2. Turn right onto Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza Rd. (0.2 mi)
3. Turn right onto S. Euclid Ave. (100 ft)
4. Turn left onto McKinley Ave. (0.2 mi)
5. Turn right onto S. Taylor Ave. The entrance of parking lot F will be on your right.

New ways for reviving TAA-STL 復興「新路意台灣同鄉會」的新路

Chia sī siu-chi̍p iú-koan Sin-lō͘-ì ho̍k-heng Tâi-oân Tông-Hiong-Hōe ê sin hong-hoat ê só͘-chāi. 這是「復興新路意台灣同鄉會」的新方法的收集站。This is a repository of new ways for reviving Taiwanese Association of America in St. Louis.

Chit-ê sin ê ló-le̍k sī tī 2018nî 7goe̍h 29ji̍t, tī Sin-lō͘-ì Tâi-oân Lâng Tiúⁿ-ló Kàu-Hōe tiong-chhan āu kap Chiam Chiân-li̍p Iûⁿ Bí-hōng hu-hū hap-sian í-āu khai-sí ê. It started on July 29, 2018, after some brief discussion with James and Ruby Chan at TPCSTL after lunch. 這個新的努力是在2018年7月29日在新路意台灣人長老教會午餐後，與詹前昱楊美鳳夫婦聊天後開始的。This new effort started after some chatting with James and Ruby Chan at the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church of Greater St. Louis, after agape lunch, on July 29, 2018.

Chú-iàu sī beh chhōe sin ê hong-hoat thang-hó hō͘ tī chia, Sin-lō͘-ì, ê Tâi-oân Tông-hiong hōe hôe-ho̍k goân-khì kap kong-lêng. 主要是要找新的方法好讓這裡，新路意，的台灣同鄉會回復元氣與功能。This is mainly for finding new methods that resume the energy and functions of the Taiwanese Association of America in St. Louis.
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Chú-iàu ê hong-hoat chi it sī kiông-hòa chì-kang ê ho̍k-bū kiam "cheng-ka sū-gia̍p lêng-le̍k" ê si̍t-si̍p thang-hó kiàn-li̍p chio lâng tàu-tīn kap pān oa̍h-tāng ê ki-chhó͘ kap lí-iû. 主要的方法 是強化志工的 服務兼「促進事業技能的實習」以便建立大家聚集以及辦活動的基礎與理由。One of the main lines of thinking is to strengthen the services / practica for advancing career skills of volunteers in order to build the foundation and reasons for gatherings and activities. (10:35 7/30/2018)

(12:37 2018/9/6)
Ū kúi-nā hāng tāi-chì su-iàu hó-hó su-khó, thàm-thó, kè-ōe:

1. Bo̍k-te̍k, bo̍k-phiau, chhek-lio̍k 目的、目標、策略
2. Í-keng chûn-chāi ê hiān-siōng kap goân-in 已經存在的現象、和原因 (13:00 9/7/2018)
3. Pō͘-sò͘, hong-sek, thêng-sū, kì-su̍t 步數、方式、程序、技術
4. Hong-àn, khì-he̍k 方案、企劃
5. Jîn-châi, jîn-le̍k人才、人力
6. Iú-in 誘因
7. liû-thêng 流程 

Lonfye Lye

June 27 at 6:24 AM

聖路易台灣學者協會 (TSA-STL) July seminar (07/24)
presented by Dr. Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien Su

出運了啦…台灣人成為美國名牌大學教授！是怎麼處理的啦？
拚了啦…如何能在博士或博士後集氣成功但不用拜關公？
穏賺的啦！聖路易台灣學者協會讓你一小時免費通通學回去。
錯過這次，你要自費飛到南加大而且不保證求的到。
麻煩鄉親們呷好到相報：

Dr. Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien (連慶齡)
Investigator, Regenerative Medicine
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

日期：07/24/2018 （星期二）, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
地點：Farrell Learning & Teaching Center – FLTC 301
講題：我的求學經歷以及學術生涯的經驗分享 （為了讓Dr. Lien講出她的撇步Paul Huang私自定的）
YouTube先睹為快： （https://www.chla.org/profile/ching-ling-ellen-lien-phd…）

BIO
National Taiwan University BS 1993 Zoology
National Taiwan University MS 1995 Zoology
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Ph.D. 2001 Genetics and Developmental Biology
Children’s Hospital, Boston/ Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral 2006 Cardiac regeneration

ABSTRACT
The long-term goal of my laboratory is to understand the underlying causes of heart disease, which is one of the leading causes of death for both adults and children, and to improve treatment methods and outcomes for this debilitating condition. Currently we are focusing on understanding the molecular mechanisms of coronary and cardiac lymphatic vessel formation during zebrafish heart development and regeneration. Furthermore, we will determine how these vessels support myocardial growth and regeneration and fibrotic scar resolution. My interest in heart diseases stems from my Ph.D. thesis research under the mentorship of Dr. Eric Olson at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Eric’s passion for science and high levels of excellence inspired me to continue to pursue research in cardiovascular diseases and to strive for excellence in research. I decided to change a model organism and joined Dr. Mark Keating’s laboratory at Children’s Hospital of Boston and Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral fellow, since I was fascinated by the remarkable ability of zebrafish to regenerate tissues and organs, including fins and hearts. I was very fortunate to find my faculty position at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California. I will be happy to share my experiences regarding my career path.

Thanks Dr. Paul Huang 黃立豪 invited seminar speaker and wrote seminar announcement.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212352972515734&set=gm.1661359993971135&type=3&ifg=1

Speaker: Dr. David Ma (DaMa) 大馬
the COO and Co-founded at Apollo Medical Optics Inc
Title: 從華大生醫博士班畢業生到台灣生技創業者的成長歷程分享： 綜看台灣生技創業發展

Lonfye Lye shared a group. July 10 at 7:22 PM

• Time: August 1st (Wednesday), 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
• Place: Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, room (will be announced), Washington University School of Medicine (near the corner of Euclid and McKinley Ave.)
• Free Parking: Parking Lot F, 4510 McKinley Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 (Entrance on S. Taylor Ave.)
1. Take exit 36A toward Kings highway Blvd. and turn left onto S. kings highway Blvd. (0.3 mi)
2. Turn right onto Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza Rd. (0.2 mi)
3. Turn right onto S. Euclid Ave. (100 ft)
4. Turn left onto McKinley Ave. (0.2 mi)
5. Turn right onto S. Taylor Ave. The entrance of parking lot F will be on your right.

Alumni Homecoming-DaMa 大馬

Dear friends,

Come join to welcome our old friend! DaMa 大馬
Most of you may not see him. However, you must hear lots of his successful stories. Dr. Y. David Ma (DaMa), a legend among Washington University graduate students. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Developmental Biology Program, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in 2009. During his studies at Washington University, he served as President of Washington University in St. Louis Taiwanese Graduate Student Association (TGSA) https://www.facebook.com/groups/WUSTLTGSA/ He is the founder of the Bio Entrepreneurship Core (BEC) https://sites.wustl.edu/wubec/about-us/ at Washington University and the recipient of the 2007 Kauffman Fellowship Pathway in Life Sciences Entrepreneurship. He went back to Taiwan after graduated from WU in 2009. After worked as a Manager, Biotechnology Incubation Center at Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1 year 11 months) and served as Director, Business Development at Medigen Biotechnology Corporation (1 year 11 months). He founded with friends and served as COO at Apollo Medical Optics Inc (September 2014- present). http://www.apollomedicaloptics.com He is also the current President of WashU Alumni Club in Taiwan 聖路易華盛頓大學在台校友會https://www.facebook.com/groups/57192910069/ 

Please come to say hello to him and he will tell you how to 

• Founders of multiple entrepreneurship programs in Taiwan and the USA
• Leading clinical studies in Taiwan and the USA
• Executing > 18 angel investment cases in the USA, China, and Taiwan
• Management and execution experiences in founding Medtech startup, feasibility assessment, biotechnology business evaluation, international collaboration, strategy formation

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Ministry through Churchseeing 觀光宣教 - the sanctuary 禮拜廳

Anthony Su	2:31 AM (6 hours ago)
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This photo as a background image on a computer screen is amazingly attractive and inspiring. It has more impact as a screen saver. One of the key points for church-seeing at our church building is the sanctuary. What can we say about this particular sanctuary? This is the first attempt. No matter what others say about the sanctuary, what is the sanctuary and church building in our church and in our minds?

Our worship hall is designed not for running around nor making noise. Every scene visible inside our sanctuary actually helps viewers calm down, be inspired and feeling hopeful.

Can we tell the “what and how” we are supposed to see in this sanctuary? This is one of the locations we make a special effort to visit every Sunday. What have we seen when we look at these special windows? 

When there is no worship service nor other session-authorized activities going on in the sanctuary what is the sanctuary for and what are we supposed to face and handle that vacant space?

How could we make everyone aware of this and work together for the proper usage of that space? 

First of all, the sanctuary, with the see-through glasses, is a huge and continuously changing piece of the picture, or a piece of art in multiple media, visible from many places in and around the building, showing and reminding us what we believe, follow, and trying to be. Maintaining the quality of the visual effect is participating in discerning and distributing our faith and theology.

Then when the lights are off without any activity, it becomes a quiet place of meditation for those who want to concentrate spiritually without the interference of daily secular load. Traditionally, most of the worship places would be open all day long to allow people, without qualification, to enter and stay for their spiritual needs. This is one of the meanings of being a sanctuary. Every sanctuary should encourage everybody to try the quiet moments and environment before leaving the church building and go somewhere else for every visit to the church building. For this traditional and unique function, we encourage everyone, including the children, to work together in maximizing the quietness and peace in the sanctuary. Staying or walking in a quiet and peaceful sanctuary might let people feel close to God and himself or herself. (This is an edition separated and adjusted on 2019/5/6)

這張照片做為電腦螢幕的背景圖像時很有吸引立即啟發性。當它以螢幕保護影像出現時更有力量。禮拜廳是參訪我們教會，觀光這個教會建築時的重要景點 不管別人怎麼講，在我們的禮拜堂裡跟在我們的心裡，禮拜廳，或說是庇護所 (Sanctuary) 是什麼？之一。 針對這個特出的禮拜廳我們能夠怎麼講解呢？這裡是第一次嘗試。

我們的禮拜廳本來就不是設計給人奔跑、喧嘩的。這個景象的確會幫助觀察者沈靜心思，得到啟發、而覺得有望。

講得出我們要怎麼「看」這個禮拜廳嗎？這是我們每主日刻意造訪的景點之一。每當我們看到這些特殊的窗子時我們到底看到什麼？當禮拜廳裏面沒有任何禮拜儀式或其他經由小會認可的活動在進行時，那個禮拜廳的功能是什麼，我們應該如何面對並處理那個空間呢？我們能夠如何使每個人都感受到這些思考並且協力使這個空間發揮適當的功用呢？

首先，禮拜廳，配著大片透明玻璃，就是一幅巨大，又不斷變換的圖像，或說是一大片多媒體藝術品，從整個建築裡外許多地方都看得到，隨時在展現並且提醒我們的所相信、跟隨、努力達成的信仰。維護這個視覺藝術的品質就是在參與「識別並推廣我們的信仰與神學」的活動。

再者，禮拜廳沒有活動，沒有燈光時，就成為一個想要擺脫一切日常俗事的牽掛，能夠專心默想、私禱的空間。大部分的禮拜廳一向都是天天整天開門讓任何人為各自的靈修所需而自由進出、逗留。這是一種「庇護所」的概念。禮拜廳理當鼓勵每個人都在每次使用教會建築後，離開、轉移到別地方之前，嘗試運用那特有的安靜時刻與環境。

為了發揮這樣的特殊傳統功能，我們希望每個人，包括孩童，協力來使這個安靜、平靜的空間發揮最大的效益。在那安靜、平和的禮拜廳裡面逗留或走動都可能使人覺得與上帝跟自己內心比較接近。(這是在 2019/5/6 分割並調正的版本)

Chit tiuⁿ siōng tī tiān-náu ōe-bīn chò pōe-kéng chhut-hiān ê sî chin ū khip-ín la̍t koh ū khé-hoat sèng. Tng i chiâⁿ-chò pó-hō͘ tô͘ hut-jiân chhut-hiān ê sî koh khah ū la̍t.

Chham-koan lán ê lé-pài tn̂g ê-sî tiōng-iàu ê kéng-tiám chi it sī lé-pài thiaⁿ. Lán ē-tàng án-chóaⁿ káng-kái nē? Chia chit phiⁿ sī thâu chi̍t-pái chhì soat-bêng. Put-koán pa̍t-lâng án-chóaⁿ kóng, tī lán ê lé-pài-tn̂g kap lán sim-ba̍k tiong ê lé-pài thiaⁿ, á-sī kóng pì-hō͘ só͘, sī sím-mi̍h?

Lán ê pài-tn̂g-thiaⁿ hián-jiân m̄-sī siat-kè beh hō͘ lâng tī lāi-bīn pháu-cháu, háng-hoah ê. Tī-chia tián-sī ê kéng-siōng tek-khak ē pang-chān khòaⁿ ê lâng sim-su an-chēng lo̍h-lâi, tit-tio̍h khé-hoat, lâi kám-kak tio̍h ū ǹg-bāng. Kám kóng ē chhut lán tio̍h-ài án-chóaⁿ “khòaⁿ”chit-ê pài-tn̂g-thiaⁿ?

Che sī lán múi Chú-ji̍t kò͘-ì chō-hóng ê kéng-tiám chi it. Ta̍k-pái lán khòaⁿ-tio̍h chiah-ê te̍k-pia̍t ê thang ê-sî, lán tàu-tí teh khòaⁿ sím-mi̍h? 

Tng lé-pài-thiaⁿ lāi-bīn bô jīm-hô lé-pài gî-sek á-sī kî-tha siū-tio̍h sió-hōe jīn-khó ê oa̍h-tāng teh chìn-hêng ê sî, hit ê lé-pài thiaⁿ ê kong-lêng tàu-tí sī sím-mi̍h, lán eng-kai án-chóaⁿ biān-tùi koh chhú-lí hit ê khong-kan nè? Lán ē-tàng án-chóaⁿ hō͘ múi chi̍t-ê lâng lóng kám-siū tio̍h chiah-ê su-khò, koh hia̍p-le̍k hō͘ chit-ê khong-kan hoat-hui sek-tòng ê kong-iōng nè?

Tāi-seng, chit ê lé-pài thiaⁿ, phòe hap tōa-phìⁿ ê thang-kng po-lê, chiū-sī chi̍t-pa̍k chiok-tōa koh put-toān piàn-hòa ê tô͘, á-sī kóng sī chi̍t-tōa phìⁿ ê to-mûi-thé gē-su̍t-phín, sī túi chit-ê kiàn-tio̍k bu̍t chin-chē sò͘-chāi lóng khòaⁿ ē tio̍h ê, koh sī sûi-sî teh hián-hiān koh thê-séng lán só͘ siong-sìn, kun-tòe, ài beh kiâⁿ chhut-lâi ê sìn-gióng.

Ûi-hō͘ chit-ê sī-kak gē-su̍t ê phín-chit chiū-sī teh chham-ú “jīn-chhut koh thui-kóng lán ê sìn-gióng kap sîn-ha̍k” ê oa̍h-tāng.

Koh-lâi, Pài-tn̂g thiaⁿ lāi-bīn bô oa̍h-tāng, tiān-hóe bô kng ê sî, i chiū chiâⁿ-chò chi̍t-ê “siūⁿ-beh pàng-hē ji̍t-siông sio̍k-sū ê tāng-tàⁿ”ê lâng ē-tàng choan-sim be̍k-sióng, tiām-tiām kî-tó ê khong-kan.

Tāi pō͘-hūn ê lé-pài thiaⁿ it-hiòng lóng-sī ta̍k-ji̍t kui-ji̍t lóng khui-mn̂g hō͘ jīm-hô lâng ūi-tio̍h ka-kī lêng-siu ê su-iàu chū-iû chhut-ji̍p á-sī tī lāi-bīn lâu khah-kú. Che sī chi̍t-chióng “pì-hō͘ só͘” ê khài-liām. Lé-pài thiaⁿ pún-lâi tō eng-kai kó͘-lē múi chi̍t-ê lâng tī ta̍k-pái sú-iōng kàu-hōe kiàn-tio̍k but ê-sî, tī beh lî-khui choán khì pa̍t só͘-chāi í-chêng chhì ēng hit-ê an-chēng koh pêng-hô ê khong-kan kap sî-khek. Ūi-tio̍h hoat-hui chit-khoán ê te̍k-sû thoân-thóng kong-lêng, lán hi-bāng múi chi̍t-ê lâng, pau-khoat gín-á, hia̍p-le̍k lâi hō͘ chit-ê an-chēng, pêng-chēng ê khong-kan hoat-hui chòe-tōa ê hāu-ek. Tī hit-ê an-chēng, pêng-hô ê lé-pài thiaⁿ lāi-bīn tiām-tiām chē á-sī kiâⁿ-lâi-kiâⁿ-khì lóng ū khó-lêng hō͘ lâng kám-kak tio̍h kap Siōng-chú, kap ka-kī khah chiap-kīn.

(Í-siōng sī tī 2019/5/6 hun-thiah, keng-chèng ê pán-pún)

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This photo appears as a background image on a computer screen is amazingly attractive and inspiring. It has more impact as screen saver.

這張照片做為電腦螢幕的背景圖像時很有吸引立即啟發性。當它以螢幕保護影像出現時更有力量。

Chit tiuⁿ siōng tī tiān-náu ōe-bīn chò pōe-kéng chhut-hiān ê sî chin ū khip-ín la̍t koh ū khé-hoat sèng. Tng i chiâⁿ-chò pó-hō͘ tô͘ hut-jiân chhut-hiān ê sî koh khah ū la̍t.

One of the key points for churchseeing at our church building is the sanctuary. What can we say about this particular sanctuary? This is the first attempt. 禮拜廳是參訪我們教會，觀光這個教會建築時的重要景點之一。 針對這個特出的禮拜廳我們能夠怎麼講解呢？這裡是第一次嘗試。Chham-koan lán ê lé-pài tn̂g ê-sî tiōng-iàu ê kéng-tiám chi it sī lé-pài thiaⁿ. Lán ē-tàng án-chóaⁿ káng-kái nē? Chia chit phiⁿ sī thâu chi̍t-pái chhì soat-bêng.

No matter what others say about sanctuary, what is the sanctuary and church building in our church and in our minds? 不管別人怎麼講，在我們的禮拜堂裡跟在我們的心裡，禮拜廳，或說是庇護所 (sanctuary) 是什麼？Put-koán pa̍t-lâng án-chóaⁿ kóng, tī lán ê lé-pài-tn̂g kap lán sim-ba̍k tiong ê lé-pài thiaⁿ, á-sī kóng pì-hō͘ só͘, sī sím-mi̍h?

Our worship hall is designed not for running around nor making noise. Every scenes visable inside our sanctuary actually helps viewers calm down, be inspired and feeling hopeful. Can we tell the “what and how” we are supposed to see in this sanctuary? This is one of the locations we make special effort to visit every Sunday. What have we seen when we look at these special windows? 我們的禮拜廳本來就不是設計給人奔跑、喧嘩的。這個景象的確會幫助觀察者沈靜心思，得到啟發、而覺得有望。講得出我們要怎麼「看」這個禮拜廳嗎？這是我們每主日刻意造訪的景點之一。每當我們看到這些特殊的窗子時我們到底看到什麼？Lán ê pài-tn̂g-thiaⁿ hián-jiân m̄-sī siat-kè beh hō͘ lâng tī lāi-bīn pháu-cháu, háng-hoah ê. Tī-chia tián-sī ê kéng-siōng tek-khak ē pang-chān khòaⁿ ê lâng sim-su an-chēng lo̍h-lâi, tit-tio̍h khé-hoat, lâi kám-kak tio̍h ū ǹg-bāng. Kám kóng ē chhut lán tio̍h-ài án-chóaⁿ “khòaⁿ” chit-ê pài-tn̂g-thiaⁿ? Che sī lán múi Chú-ji̍t kò͘-ì chō-hóng ê kéng-tiám chi it. Ta̍k-pái lán khòaⁿ-tio̍h chiah-ê te̍k-pia̍t ê thang ê-sî, lán tàu-tí teh khòaⁿ sím-mi̍h?

When there is no worship service nor other session-authorized activities going on in the sanctuary what is the sanctuary for and what are we supposed to face and handle that vacant space? How could we make everyone aware of this and work together for the proper usage of that space? 當禮拜廳裏面沒有任何禮拜儀式或其他經由小會認可的活動在進行時，那個禮拜廳的功能是什麼，我們應該如何面對並處理那個空間呢？我們能夠如何使每個人都感受到這些思考並且協力使這個空間發揮適當的功用呢？ Tng lé-pài-thiaⁿ lāi-bīn bô jīm-hô lé-pài gî-sek á-sī kî-tha siū-tio̍h sió-hōe jīn-khó ê oa̍h-tāng teh chìn-hêng ê sî, hit ê lé-pài thiaⁿ ê kong-lêng tàu-tí sī sím-mi̍h, lán eng-kai án-chóaⁿ biān-tùi koh chhú-lí hit ê khong-kan nè? Lán ē-tàng án-chóaⁿ hō͘ múi chi̍t-ê lâng lóng kám-siū tio̍h chiah-ê su-khò, koh hia̍p-le̍k hō͘ chit-ê khong-kan hoat-hui sek-tòng ê kong-iōng nè?

First of all, the sanctuary, with the see-through glasses, is a huge and continuously changing piece of piciture, or a piece of art in multiple media, visible from many places in and around the building, showing and reminding us what we believe, follow, and trying to be. Maintaining the quality of the visual effect is participating in descerning and distributing the our faith and theology. 首先，禮拜廳，配著大片透明玻璃，就是一幅巨大，又不斷變換的圖像，或說是一大片多媒體藝術品，從整個建築裡外許多地方都看得到，隨時在展現並且提醒我們的所相信、跟隨、努力達成的信仰。維護這個視覺藝術的品質就是在參與「識別並推廣我們的信仰與神學」的活動。Tāi-seng, chit ê lé-pài thiaⁿ, phòe hap tōa-phì ê thang-kng po-lê, chiū-sī chi̍t-pa̍k chiok-tōa koh put-toān  piàn-hòa ê tô͘, á-sī kóng sī chi̍t-tōa phì ê to-mûi-thé gē-su̍t-phín, sī túi chi̍t-ê kiàn-tio̍k bu̍t chin-chē sò͘-chāi lóng khòaⁿ ē tio̍h ê, koh sī sûi-sî tehhián-hiān koh thê-séng lán só͘ siong-sìn, kun-tòe, ài beh kiâⁿ chhut-lâi ê sìn-gión. Ûi-hō͘ chit-ê sī-kak gē-su̍t ê phín-chit chiū-sī teh chham-ú “jīn-chhut koh thui-kóng lán ê sìn-gióng kap sîn-ha̍k” ê oa̍h-tāng.

Then when the lights are off without any activity, it becomes a quite place of meditation for those who want to concentrate spiritually without the interference of daily secular load. Traditionally, most of the worship places would be open all day long to allow people, without qualification, to enter and stay for their spiritual needs. This is one of the meaning of being a sanctuary. Every sanctuary should encourage everybody to try the quiet moments and environment before leaving the church building and go somewhere else for every visit to the church building. For this traditional and unique function we encourage everyone, including the children, to work together in maximizing the quietness and peace in the sanctuary. 再者，禮拜廳沒有活動，沒有燈光時，就成為一個想要擺脫一切日常俗事的牽掛，能夠專心默想、私禱的空間。大部分的禮拜廳一向都是天天整天開門讓任何人為各自的靈修所需而自由進出、逗留。這是一種「庇護所」的概念。禮拜廳理當鼓勵每個人都在每次使用教會建築後，離開、轉移到別地方之前，嘗試運用那特有的安靜時刻與環境。為了發揮這樣的特殊傳統功能，我們希望每個人，包括孩童，協力來使這個安靜、平靜的空間發揮最大的效益。Koh-lâi, Pài-tn̂g thiaⁿ lāi-bīn bô oa̍h-tāng, tiān-hóe bô kng ê sî, i chiū chiâⁿ-chò chi̍t-ê “siūⁿ-beh pàng-hē ji̍t-siông sio̍k-sū ê tāng-tàⁿ” ê lâng ē-tàng choan-simbe̍k-sióng, tiām-tiām kî-tó ê khong-kan. Tāi pō͘-hūn ê lé-pài thiaⁿ it-hiòng lóng-sī ta̍k-ji̍t kui-ji̍t lóng khui-mn̂g hō͘ jīm-hô lâng ūi-tio̍h ka-kī lêng-siu ê su-iàu chū-iû chhut-ji̍p á-sī ltī lāi-bīn lâu khah-kú. Che sī chi̍t-chióng “pì-hō͘ só͘” ê khài-liām. Lé-pài thiaⁿ pún-lâi tō eng-kai kó͘-lē múi chi̍t-ê lâng tī ta̍k-pái sú-iōng kàu-hōe kiàn-tio̍k but ê-sî, tī beh lî-khui choán khì pa̍t só͘-chāi í-chêng chhì ēng hit-ê an-chēng koh pêng-hô ê khong-kan kap sî-khek. Ūi-tio̍h hoat-hui chit-khoán ê te̍k-sû thoân-thóng kong-lêng, lán hi-bāng múi chi̍t-ê lâng, pau-khoat gín-á, hia̍p-le̍k lâi hō͘ chit-ê an-chēng, pêng-chēng ê khong-kan hoat-hui chòe-tōa ê hāu-ek.

Staying or walking in the quiet and peaceful sanctuary might let people feel close to God and himself or herself. 在那安靜、平和的禮拜廳裡面逗留或走動都可能使人覺得與上帝跟自己內心比較接近。Tī hit-ê an-chēng, pêng-hô ê lé-pài thiaⁿ lāi-bīn tiām-tiām chē á-sī kiâⁿ-lâi-kiâⁿ-khì lóng ū khó-lêng hō͘ lâng kám-kak tio̍h kap Siōng-chú, kap ka-kī khah chiap-kīn.

On Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 2:17:34 AM UTC-5, Anthony Su wrote:

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During our first experiment of visitors' guide we identified several points of viewing: 在我們們的第一次導覽實驗裡我們找到幾個景點： 

1. our vision: looking at the uncultivated / unused land 我們的願景： 還沒有看發/使用的土地

2. our missions: looking at our familiar scenes: the trees, the roof, the gates, the fellowship halls and the meanings behind them. 我們的使命：那些熟悉的景象--包括樹木、屋頂、門、交誼廳以及怎藏在景觀背後的特殊意義
3. the sanctuary: when nobody is in there and the light went off what could we see? 禮拜廳：當沒有人在裡，燈沒有開的時候，會看到什麼？
4. the special facilities that no other churches has. 其他禮拜堂沒有的特殊設施或設備。

How would you talk about these to your visitors of our church building? 面對訪客，你可能會怎麼說明這些？

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