Love your neighbor as yourself.  —Jesus

耶稣说：“要爱人如己。”

Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. 1 John 4:21

爱上帝的，也当爱弟兄。-约翰一书4章21节

When a woman in Karen’s church was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), things looked bad. This cruel disease affects nerves and muscles, eventually leading to paralysis. The family’s insurance wouldn’t cover home care, and the stricken woman’s husband couldn’t bear the thought of putting her in a nursing home.

在凯伦的教会里，有一位姐妹被诊断出患有肌肉萎缩症（肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症，也称为葛雷克氏症或渐冻人症），情况看来很糟。这个可怕的疾病会影响神经元及肌肉，最后导致全身瘫痪。这位姐妹的医药保险并没有包括在家照顾她的费用，而她的丈夫也不忍心将太太送到安养院去。

As a nurse, Karen had the expertise to help and began going to the woman’s home to care for her. But she soon realized she couldn’t take care of her own family while meeting the needs of her friend, so she started teaching others in the church to help. As the disease ran its course over the next seven years, Karen trained thirty-one additional volunteers who surrounded that family with love, prayer, and practical assistance.  

身为一名护士，凯伦具有专业的护理知识，于是她到这位姐妹的家里，帮忙照顾她。但是不久，凯伦发现自己无法兼顾这位姐妹和家人的需要，因此开始教导其他的会友以协助照护工作。在这位姐妹病发之后的七年当中，凯伦训练了31位志工，大家以关爱、代祷和实际的协助，扶持这个家庭。

“Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister,” said John the disciple (1 John 4:21). Karen gives us a shining example of that kind of love. She had the skills, compassion, and vision to rally a church family around a hurting friend. Her love for one person in need became a multiplied love lived out by many. 

使徒约翰说：“爱上帝的，也当爱弟兄”（约翰一书4章21节）。凯伦就是一个爱的典范，她拥有专业的知识、满腔的怜悯，还有智慧的远见，能召集教会的弟兄姐妹来帮助饱受痛苦的朋友。凯伦对一位陷入困境的姐妹所付出的关爱，因着众人的参与，成了加倍的爱。

How might God use your talents and abilities to serve others in need? Ask God to show you how He wants you to use your gifts for His kingdom.

上帝会如何使用你的天赋与才能，去帮助有需要的人呢？求上帝光照你，让你明白如何使用你的恩赐， 让祂的国度得以扩展。

1 John 4:20-5:5New International Version (NIV)

20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 21 And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of Godovercomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

整理：于姊妹