Read: Ephesians4:1-16

There’s joy inthe journey as we walk alongside each other.

彼此扶持，同走天路，必喜乐满溢。

From him the wholebody . . . grows and builds itself up in love.   Ephesians 4:16

全身都靠祂……便叫身体渐渐增长，在爱中建立自己。 -以弗所书4章16节

Watchingmy young grandson and his friends play T-Ball is entertaining. In this versionof baseball, young players often run to the wrong base or don’t know what to dowith the ball if they happen to catch it. If we were watching a professional baseball game, these mistakes wouldnot be so funny.

我很喜欢看孙子和朋友一起打乐乐棒球（T-Ball），他们因年纪小不知道游戏规则，常跑错垒或接到球后不知所措，十分逗趣可爱。然而，若这是一场专业的球赛，这样的失误却不可原谅。

It’sall a matter of maturity. It’s okay for young athletes to struggle—not knowingwhat to do or not getting everything exactly right. They are trying andlearning. So we coach them and patiently guide them toward maturity. Then wecelebrate their success as later they play with skill as a team.

其实，成熟的球员需要时间慢慢地培养和训练。年轻运动员犯错是可被容许的，他们从失败中摸索、从尝试中学习。因此教练必须耐心地指导他们，直到他们球技成熟，上场应战，大家便能一起庆祝球队的成功。

Somethingsimilar happens in the life of those who follow Jesus. Paul pointed out thatthe church needs people who will “be patient, bearing with one another in love”(Eph. 4:2). And we need a variety of “coaches” (pastors, teachers, spiritualmentors) to help us all move toward “unity in the faith” as we strive to“become mature” (v. 13).

基督徒的生命也是如此，使徒保罗强调教会需要「忍耐，用爱心互相宽容」的同工（以弗所书4章2节）。在我们的灵命「得以长大成人」之前，我们需要各种「教练」（牧者、教师、属灵导师）来帮助我们，「直等到我们众人在真道上同归于一」（13节）。

Thegoal as we listen to preaching and teaching and enjoy life together in thechurch is to grow up to maturity in Christ (v. 15). Each of us is on thisjourney, and we can encourage each other on the road to maturity in Jesus.

我们从讲台的信息、圣经教导，及与弟兄姐妹的相处中彼此学习，主要的目的是希望能借此「凡事长进，连于元首基督」（15节）；在信仰旅程中，我们同行前进，彼此勉励，在各方面长进，达到基督的身量

Prayer 祷告：

Lord, help me to strive formaturity. Thank You for equipping the church with men and women who can help megrow in my faith. Show me who I can encourage today.

主啊，求祢帮助我在各方面长进，感谢祢预备教会的弟兄姐妹帮助我灵命成长；也求祢让我知道，今天有谁需要得到激励。