爱，需要包含一个坚韧的心——即使明明看到别人的罪过和缺点，但仍然不会蔑视或恨恶他们。耶稣便是坚韧和温柔兼备的完美例子。
耶利米书 6:14说：“他们轻轻忽忽地医治我百始的损伤，说：‘平安了！平安了！’其实没有平安！”在这世界上，基督徒最没可能是无知的一群，因为我们十分了解，罪对这世界的遗害是多么深远，而恢复已经破裂的关系是多么困难。使徒保罗也这样回应今天这节经文和其他的经文：“没有义人，连一个也没有”（罗马书 3:10）。连基督徒也包括在内——除非我们转向耶稣。感谢神，神的恩典远超过我们一切的罪。
据说，古代希腊哲学家戴奥吉尼斯走遍雅典城，提着灯笼，仔细窥视每个人的面容，为要寻着一个诚实的人。人心中的良知叫自己不敢正视他的目光，所以人人都转头走开了。
事实上，任何经济和社会阶层的每一个人，都在隐瞒自己的谎话，没有人喜欢被神的探照灯暴露他们的罪。我们需要有一个坚韧的心，才能实践公正、分辨出谎话和真理。要真正认识一个人，是很费时的。
我们又是否真的认识自己呢？
神啊，祢看透我们的内心，求祢赐我们眼睛看清自己里面是什么。惟愿我们远离罪恶并尊荣祢，又求祢用耶稣的榜样来教导我们。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
耶利米书 5:1-5
1你们当在耶路撒冷的街上跑来跑去， 在宽阔处寻找， 看看有一人行公义求诚实没有？ 若有，我就赦免这城。
2其中的人虽然指着永生的耶和华起誓， 所起的誓实在是假的。
3耶和华啊，你的眼目不是看顾诚实吗？ 你击打他们，他们却不伤恸； 你毁灭他们，他们仍不受惩治。 他们使脸刚硬过于磐石， 不肯回头。
4我说：这些人实在是贫穷的，是愚昧的， 因为不晓得耶和华的作为 和他们神的法则。
5我要去见尊大的人，对他们说话， 因为他们晓得耶和华的作为 和他们神的法则。 哪知，这些人齐心将轭折断， 挣开绳索。
"Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city." - Jeremiah 5:1
Love calls for a certain toughness of mind—not looking down on others or hating them, even if we know their sins and flaws. Jesus is the perfect example of this combination of toughness and gentleness.
Jeremiah 6:14 says, "They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace." Of all people, Christians should not be gullible. We should know how deeply sin has corrupted the world and how hard it is to restore relationships. The apostle Paul, echoing our verse for today and other passages, says, "There is no one righteous, not even one" (Romans 3:10). That includes us—unless we turn to Jesus. Thankfully, God's grace is greater than all our sin.
It is said that the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes went around Athens, holding up a lantern, peering into people's faces, looking for an honest man. Their consciences, it seems, couldn't meet his gaze, and they looked away.
People from every economic and social level cover up dishonesty. No one wants God's searchlight to uncover their sin. It takes a tough attitude to achieve justice, to sift through lies to find the truth. Getting to know people takes time.
Do we even know ourselves?
O God, you see into our hearts. Give us eyes to see what is really there. May we turn from our sin and honor you. Teach us from Jesus' example. Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
