在以利亚的故事中，神崩山碎石（列王纪上 19:12），而当耶稣死在十架上时，祂也令磐石崩裂。耶稣的死改变了历史 — 不单是为了人类的缘故，也为了神的创造的缘故。藉着祂的一生和死亡，耶稣解除了罪和死对我们和对神的创造的辖制（参看创世记 3; 约翰福音 3:16）。耶稣为我们开了一条新的生命之路 — 与神同行和为神而活的路 — 好叫我们能按神从亘古以来的旨意，活出丰盛的生命。这是一个多么值得我们去感谢神的原因啊！
在旧约时代，圣殿的内院是神的大能和与人同在的地方，而殿里的幔子则把神的子民和内院分隔开。因此，裂开的幔子表示，神的同在从此不再与祂的子民分隔开，而神的灵亦到来活在祂的子民的心里面了。
磐石崩裂那一刻，死亡和新生同时发生了，情形就有点像敲裂一颗晶洞石：当这多节瘤的石裂开时，便显露出里面美丽的结晶体了。晶洞石必须被敲裂，才能显露出里面绝妙的创造的。
在基督里，神显明了祂自古以来为我们预定的丰盛生命；主突破障碍，祂向我们每一个人彰显祂美善和满有能力的爱。
主耶稣，感谢祢为我们打开了这条新的生命路，叫我们成为祢的子民，就是神的子民。奉祢的名，靠赖祢的能力祈求，阿们。
马太福音 27:45-55
45 从午正到申初，遍地都黑暗了。
46 约在申初，耶稣大声喊着说：“以利！以利！拉马撒巴各大尼？”就是说：“我的神！我的神！为什么离弃我？”
47 站在那里的人，有的听见就说：“这个人呼叫以利亚呢！”
48 内中有一个人赶紧跑去，拿海绒蘸满了醋，绑在苇子上，送给他喝。
49 其余的人说：“且等着，看以利亚来救他不来。”
50 耶稣又大声喊叫，气就断了。
51 忽然，殿里的幔子从上到下裂为两半，地也震动，磐石也崩裂，
52 坟墓也开了，已睡圣徒的身体多有起来的。
53 到耶稣复活以后，他们从坟墓里出来，进了圣城，向许多人显现。
54 百夫长和一同看守耶稣的人看见地震并所经历的事，就极其害怕，说：“这真是神的儿子了！”
55 有好些妇女在那里远远地观看，她们是从加利利跟随耶稣来服侍他的。
"The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open." - Matthew 27:51-52
God, who split the mountains and rocks in the story of Elijah (1 Kings 19:12), also caused the rocks to split when Jesus died on the cross. And Jesus’ death changed history—not only for human beings but also for the world God made. Through his life and death, Jesus broke the stranglehold that sin and death had over us as well as God’s creation (see Genesis 3; John 3:16). Jesus opened a new way for us to live—with God and for God—so that we can have life to the full, as God intended from the beginning. What a great reason for giving thanks!
The curtain in the temple had separated the people of God from the inner sanctuary, where God’s powerful presence came to dwell in Old Testament times. So the tearing of the curtain meant that God’s presence was no longer separate from his people, and God’s Spirit would now come to live in the people’s hearts.
In this splitting open there’s a death and new birth all at once. It’s something like breaking open a geode: a gnarly looking rock that, when broken open, reveals beautiful crystals inside. Only by breaking the geode can the stunning creation on the inside be revealed.
In Christ, God reveals the beautiful life he intended for us all along. The Lord breaks through, showing his good and powerful love for us all.
Lord Jesus, thank you for opening this new way for us to be your people, God’s people. In your name and by your power, Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
