对于孤单的人——寡妇、孤儿、被囚的、无家可归的——我们可以做什么，来帮助他们看到并不是没有人关心他们呢？归根究底，爱我们的神是我们的居所；祂是“孤儿的父”，衪愿意收纳我们成为祂的儿女。衪为寡妇伸冤，叫孤独的有家，释放被囚的，又叫他们快乐歌唱。
在释放以色列民脱离埃及为奴之地后，神便带领他们走过西乃半岛的旷野，祂使他们的敌人四散，又叫祂疲乏的子民重新得力。在衪的诫命中，祂特别设例照顾寡妇孤儿、外邦人、客旅，和所有贫苦的人。
能够成为神的子民、基督的教会、神应许的后嗣、得蒙拯救的人，这是何等的福分！有些人认为基督的教会十分枯燥，到那里只是浪费时间，所以参加过一两次崇拜后，很快便不再去了。可惜，他们错过了他们本来可以享受到的主内情谊——就是与那些经历神的大爱和恩典的人的交往。因着基督为人所受的苦，凡相信祂的人也乐意与人分享爱和恩典。对，神的子民，愿意关怀受苦的人。
今天，你有没有效法神，以怜悯的心去关怀身边的人呢？
主啊，“除你以外，在天上我有谁呢？除你以外，在地上我也没有所爱慕的！我的肉体和我的心肠衰残，但神是我心里的力量，又是我的福分，直到永远”。惟愿我能以祢的爱去关爱孤单的人。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。
诗篇 68:1-10
1愿神兴起，使他的仇敌四散， 叫那恨他的人从他面前逃跑。
2他们被驱逐，如烟被风吹散； 恶人见神之面而消灭，如蜡被火镕化。
3惟有义人必然欢喜， 在神面前高兴快乐。
4你们当向神唱诗，歌颂他的名； 为那坐车行过旷野的修平大路。 他的名是耶和华， 要在他面前欢乐！
5神在他的圣所作孤儿的父， 作寡妇的伸冤者。
6神叫孤独的有家， 使被囚的出来享福； 惟有悖逆的住在干燥之地。
7神啊，你曾在你百姓前头出来， 在旷野行走。（细拉）
8那时，地见神的面而震动，天也落雨； 西奈山见以色列神的面也震动。
9神啊，你降下大雨； 你产业以色列疲乏的时候，你使他坚固。
10你的会众住在其中； 神啊，你的恩惠是为困苦人预备的。
"God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing." - Psalm 68:6
The lonely—widows, orphans, prisoners, the homeless—what can be done to ease their sense that no one cares? Ultimately, God in his love is our dwelling place. As "a father to the fatherless," he adopts us as his children. He defends the widow, sets the lonely in families, frees prisoners, and puts a song in their mouths.
When God led Israel through the desert wasteland of the Sinai Peninsula after freeing them from Egypt, he scattered their enemies and refreshed his weary people. And in his law he made special provisions for widows and orphans, for foreigners, visitors, and all who were poor.
To be a part of the people of God, the church of Christ, heirs of the promise, recipients of salvation—this is a great, great blessing. There are people who think of Christ's church as boring and a waste of time. They go to worship once or twice and soon give up. But they miss the fellowship that they could enjoy—the fellowship of all who share in God's deep love and grace, made possible through Christ's sufferings for all who believe. God's caring people have a heart for those who are suffering.
Are you following God's example and caring with compassion for others today?
Lord, "Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" (Psalm 73:25-26). May I reach out with your love to people who are lonely. In Jesus, Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
