Thank you very much. Please, please. Thank you. Well, good morning. Giving all praise and honor to God. It is wonderful to be back with you here. I want to thank our co-chairs, Bob and Roger. These two don't always agree in the Senate, but in coming together and uniting us all in prayer, they embody the spirit of our gathering today. 非常感谢。请坐,请坐。谢谢。早上好。将一切赞美和荣耀归于上帝。很高兴再次与各位相聚。我要感谢我们的联合主席鲍勃和罗杰。这两位在参议院中并不总是意见一致,但他们携手合作,将我们所有人团结在祈祷中,体现了我们今天聚会的精神。
I also want to thank everybody who helped organize this breakfast. It's wonderful to see so many friends and faith leaders and dignitaries. And Michelle and I are truly honored to be joining you here today. 我还要感谢所有帮助组织这次早餐会的人。很高兴见到这么多朋友、宗教领袖和贵宾。米歇尔和我真的很荣幸今天能在这里与各位相聚。
I want to offer a special welcome to a good friend, His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- who is a powerful example of what it means to practice compassion, who inspires us to speak up for the freedom and dignity of all human beings. I've been pleased to welcome him to the White House on many occasions, and we're grateful that he's able to join us here today. 我要特别欢迎一位好朋友,达赖喇嘛尊者——他是践行慈悲的杰出典范,激励我们为全人类的自由和尊严发声。我曾多次很高兴地在白宫欢迎他,我们很感激他今天能来到这里。
There aren't that many occasions that bring His Holiness under the same roof as NASCAR. This may be the first. But God works in mysterious ways. And so I want to thank Darrell [Waltrip] for that wonderful presentation. Darrell [Waltrip] knows that when you're going 200 miles an hour, a little prayer cannot hurt. I suspect that more than once, Darrell has had the same thought as many of us have in our own lives -- Jesus, take the wheel. Although I hope that you kept your hands on the wheel when you were thinking that. 能让达赖喇嘛尊者和全国运动汽车竞赛协会(NASCAR)同处一室的场合并不多。这可能是第一次。但上帝的安排总是奇妙的。所以我要感谢达雷尔·沃尔特里普的精彩致辞。达雷尔知道,当你以每小时两百英里的速度行驶时,一点祈祷不会有什么坏处。我猜想,达雷尔不止一次有过我们许多人在生活中都有过的想法——耶稣啊,你来掌舵吧。不过我希望你在这么想的时候,手还是放在方向盘上的。
He and I obviously share something in having married up. And we are so grateful to Stevie for the incredible work that they've done together to build a ministry where the fastest drivers can slow down a little bit, and spend some time in prayer and reflection and thanks. And we certainly want to wish Darrell a happy birthday. Happy birthday. 显然,我和他有一个共同点——我们都高攀了。我们非常感谢史蒂维,感谢他们共同做出了了不起的工作,建立了一个事工,让最快的赛车手也能慢下来,花时间祈祷、反思和感恩。我们当然也要祝达雷尔生日快乐。生日快乐。
I will note, though, Darrell, when you were reading that list of things folks were saying about you, I was thinking, well, you're a piker. I mean, that -- I mean, if you really want a list, come talk to me. Because that ain't nothing. That's the best they can do in NASCAR? 不过,达雷尔,我得说,当你念着人们对你的那些评价时,我在想,你这算什么呀。我是说——如果你真想听听人们怎么说我的,来找我聊聊。因为那些根本不算什么。NASCAR的人就这点水平吗?
Slowing down and pausing for fellowship and prayer -- that's what this breakfast is about. I think it's fair to say Washington moves a lot slower than NASCAR. Certainly my agenda does sometimes. But still, it's easier to get caught up in the rush of our lives, and in the political back-and-forth that can take over this city. We get sidetracked with distractions, large and small. We can't go 10 minutes without checking our smartphones -- and for my staff, that's every 10 seconds. 放慢脚步,停下脚步,共聚情谊,虔诚祈祷——这就是这次早餐会的意义。我想可以公平地说,华盛顿的节奏比NASCAR慢得多。当然,我的议程有时候也确实推进得慢。但即便如此,我们还是很容易被生活的忙碌所裹挟,被这座城市里的政治拉锯所左右。我们被大大小小的纷扰分散注意力。我们连十分钟都离不开智能手机——对我的工作人员来说,更是每十秒就要看一次。
And so for 63 years, this prayer tradition has brought us together, giving us the opportunity to come together in humility before the Almighty and to be reminded of what it is that we share as children of God. 因此,六十三年来,这一祈祷传统将我们凝聚在一起,让我们有机会在全能的上帝面前谦卑相聚,提醒我们作为上帝的儿女所共同拥有的一切。
And certainly for me, this is always a chance to reflect on my own faith journey. Many times as President, I've been reminded of a line of prayer that Eleanor Roosevelt was fond of. She said, "Keep us at tasks too hard for us that we may be driven to Thee for strength." Keep us at tasks too hard for us that we may be driven to Thee for strength. 当然对我来说,这始终是一个反思我自己信仰历程的机会。在担任总统期间,我多次想起埃莉诺·罗斯福喜爱的一段祷文。她说:"求祢让我们承担难以胜任的使命,好叫我们投奔祢,寻求力量。"求祢让我们承担难以胜任的使命,好叫我们投奔祢,寻求力量。
I've wondered at times if maybe God was answering that prayer a little too literally. But no matter the challenge, He has been there for all of us. He's certainly strengthened me "with the power through his Spirit," as I've sought His guidance not just in my own life but in the life of our nation. 我有时会想,上帝是不是太字面地回应了这个祷告。但无论挑战多大,祂始终与我们同在。当我不仅在个人生活中,也在国家的命运中寻求祂的指引时,祂确实"藉着祂的灵,叫你们心里的力量刚强起来"。
Now, over the last few months, we've seen a number of challenges -- certainly over the last six years. But part of what I want to touch on today is the degree to which we've seen professions of faith used both as an instrument of great good, but also twisted and misused in the name of evil. 近几个月来,我们面临着诸多挑战——过去六年来当然也是如此。但今天我想探讨的一个问题是,我们看到信仰的表达既被用作成就大善的工具,也被邪恶之名所扭曲和滥用。
As we speak, around the world, we see faith inspiring people to lift up one another -- to feed the hungry and care for the poor, and comfort the afflicted and make peace where there is strife. We heard the good work that Sister has done in Philadelphia, and the incredible work that Dr. [Kent] Brantly and his colleagues have done. We see faith driving us to do right. 就在我们此刻交谈之际,在世界各地,我们看到信仰激励着人们彼此扶持——喂饱饥饿的人,照顾贫穷的人,安慰受苦的人,在有纷争的地方缔造和平。我们听说了修女在费城所做的善事,以及肯特·布兰特利医生和他的同事们所做的非凡工作。我们看到信仰驱使我们行善。
But we also see faith being twisted and distorted, used as a wedge -- or, worse, sometimes used as a weapon. From a school in Pakistan to the streets of Paris, we have seen violence and terror perpetrated by those who profess to stand up for faith, their faith, professed to stand up for Islam, but, in fact, are betraying it. 但我们也看到信仰被扭曲和歪曲,被用作分裂的工具——更糟糕的是,有时被用作武器。从巴基斯坦的一所学校到巴黎的街头,我们看到那些声称捍卫信仰、捍卫他们的信仰、声称捍卫伊斯兰教的人,实际上却在背叛伊斯兰教,实施暴力和恐怖。
We see ISIL, a brutal, vicious death cult that, in the name of religion, carries out unspeakable acts of barbarism -- terrorizing religious minorities like the Yazidis, subjecting women to rape as a weapon of war, and claiming the mantle of religious authority for such actions. 我们看到"伊斯兰国"这个残暴、邪恶的死亡邪教,以宗教的名义犯下令人发指的野蛮行径——恐吓雅兹迪人等宗教少数群体,将强奸妇女作为战争武器,并声称这些行为拥有宗教权威的支持。
We see sectarian war in Syria, the murder of Muslims and Christians in Nigeria, religious war in the Central African Republic, a rising tide of anti-Semitism and hate crimes in Europe, so often perpetrated in the name of religion. 我们看到叙利亚的教派战争,尼日利亚穆斯林和基督徒被谋杀,中非共和国的宗教战争,欧洲反犹太主义和仇恨犯罪浪潮日益高涨,而这些往往都是以宗教的名义实施的。
So how do we, as people of faith, reconcile these realities -- the profound good, the strength, the tenacity, the compassion and love that can flow from all of our faiths, operating alongside those who seek to hijack religion for their own murderous ends? 那么,作为有信仰的人,我们如何调和这些现实——我们所有信仰都能涌现的深厚善意、力量、坚韧、慈悲与爱,与那些企图劫持宗教以达到其杀戮目的的人并存?
Humanity has been grappling with these questions throughout human history. And lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ. In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ. 纵观人类历史,人类一直在努力应对这些问题。我们不要自以为是地认为这只是其他地方才有的问题。请记住,在十字军东征和宗教裁判所期间,人们以基督的名义犯下了可怕的罪行。在我们自己的国家,奴隶制和吉姆·克劳法也常常以基督的名义被合理化。
Michelle and I returned from India -- an incredible, beautiful country, full of magnificent diversity -- but a place where, in past years, religious faiths of all types have, on occasion, been targeted by other peoples of faith, simply due to their heritage and their beliefs -- acts of intolerance that would have shocked Gandhiji, the person who helped to liberate that nation. 米歇尔和我刚从印度回来——那是一个了不起的美丽国家,充满了令人惊叹的多样性——但在过去的岁月里,各种宗教信仰的人有时会仅仅因为他们的传统和信仰而成为其他信徒的攻击目标——这些不容忍的行为会让帮助解放那个国家的圣雄甘地感到震惊。
So this is not unique to one group or one religion. There is a tendency in us, a sinful tendency that can pervert and distort our faith. In today's world, when hate groups have their own Twitter accounts and bigotry can fester in hidden places in cyberspace, it can be even harder to counteract such intolerance. But God compels us to try. And in this mission, I believe there are a few principles that can guide us, particularly those of us who profess to believe. 因此,这不是某一个群体或某一种宗教所独有的。我们内心都有一种倾向,一种会败坏和扭曲我们信仰的罪性倾向。在当今世界,仇恨团体有自己的推特账号,偏见可以在网络空间的隐秘角落滋生,要对抗这种不容忍变得更加困难。但上帝呼召我们去尝试。在这一使命中,我相信有几项原则可以指引我们,尤其是对我们这些自称有信仰的人而言。
And, first, we should start with some basic humility. I believe that the starting point of faith is some doubt -- not being so full of yourself and so confident that you are right and that God speaks only to us, and doesn't speak to others, that God only cares about us and doesn't care about others, that somehow we alone are in possession of the truth. 首先,我们应该从基本的谦卑开始。我相信信仰的起点是某种怀疑——不要自以为是,不要自信到认为只有你是对的,上帝只对我们说话,不对别人说话,上帝只关心我们,不关心别人,好像只有我们掌握了真理。
Our job is not to ask that God respond to our notion of Truth -- our job is to be true to Him, His word, and His commandments. And we should assume humbly that we're confused and don't always know what we're doing and we're staggering and stumbling towards Him, and have some humility in that process. And that means we have to speak up against those who would misuse His name to justify oppression, or violence, or hatred with that fierce certainty. No God condones terror. No grievance justifies the taking of innocent lives, or the oppression of those who are weaker or fewer in number. 我们的使命不是要求上帝回应我们对真理的认知——我们的使命是忠于祂、忠于祂的话语、忠于祂的诫命。我们应该谦卑地承认,我们时常困惑,并不总是知道自己在做什么,我们是在踉踉跄跄地走向祂,在这个过程中要保持谦卑。这意味着我们必须发声反对那些滥用祂的名、以那种狂热的确定性来为压迫、暴力或仇恨辩护的人。没有任何神明会纵容恐怖。没有任何冤屈可以成为夺取无辜生命或压迫弱势群体的理由。
And so, as people of faith, we are summoned to push back against those who try to distort our religion -- any religion -- for their own nihilistic ends. And here at home and around the world, we will constantly reaffirm that fundamental freedom -- freedom of religion -- the right to practice our faith how we choose, to change our faith if we choose, to practice no faith at all if we choose, and to do so free of persecution and fear and discrimination. 因此,作为有信仰的人,我们被呼召去反击那些企图扭曲我们的宗教——任何宗教——以达到其虚无主义目的的人。无论是在国内还是在世界各地,我们都将不断重申这一基本自由——宗教自由——即有权按照自己的选择践行信仰,有权选择改变信仰,也有权选择不信仰任何宗教,并且免于迫害、恐惧和歧视。
There's wisdom in our founders writing in those documents that help found this nation the notion of freedom of religion, because they understood the need for humility. They also understood the need to uphold freedom of speech, that there was a connection between freedom of speech and freedom of religion. For to infringe on one right under the pretext of protecting another is a betrayal of both. 我们的开国元勋们在建国文献中写入宗教自由的理念,这蕴含着智慧,因为他们懂得谦卑的必要性。他们也明白维护言论自由的必要性,明白言论自由与宗教自由之间存在联系。因为以保护一项权利为借口侵犯另一项权利,就是对两者的背叛。
But part of humility is also recognizing in modern, complicated, diverse societies, the functioning of these rights, the concern for the protection of these rights calls for each of us to exercise civility and restraint and judgment. And if, in fact, we defend the legal right of a person to insult another's religion, we're equally obligated to use our free speech to condemn such insults -- and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with religious communities, particularly religious minorities who are the targets of such attacks. 但谦卑的一部分也在于认识到,在现代、复杂、多元的社会中,这些权利的行使、对保护这些权利的关切,要求我们每个人都践行文明、克制和审慎。如果说我们捍卫一个人侮辱他人宗教的法律权利,那么我们同样有义务用我们的言论自由来谴责这种侮辱——并与宗教群体肩并肩站在一起,尤其是作为此类攻击目标的宗教少数群体。
Just because you have the right to say something doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't question those who would insult others in the name of free speech. Because we know that our nations are stronger when people of all faiths feel that they are welcome, that they, too, are full and equal members of our countries. 你有权利说某些话,并不意味着我们其他人就不应该质疑那些以言论自由为名侮辱他人的人。因为我们知道,当所有信仰的人都感到自己受欢迎,感到自己也是国家完整和平等的一员时,我们的国家才会更强大。
So humility I think is needed. And the second thing we need is to uphold the distinction between our faith and our governments: between Church and between State. The United States is one of the most religious countries in the world -- far more religious than most Western developed countries. And one of the reasons is that our founders wisely embraced the separation of church and state. Our government does not sponsor a religion, nor does it pressure anyone to practice a particular faith, or any faith at all. 所以我认为谦卑是必要的。第二,我们需要坚持信仰与政府分离:即政教分离。美国是世界上宗教氛围最浓厚的国家之一——比大多数西方发达国家都要浓厚。其中一个原因是,我们的开国元勋明智地采纳了政教分离的原则。我们的政府不资助任何宗教,也不强迫任何人信仰某种特定的宗教,或信仰任何宗教。
And the result is a culture where people of all backgrounds and beliefs can freely and proudly worship, without fear, or coercion -- so that when you listen to Darrell talk about his faith journey you know it's real. You know he's not saying it because it helps him advance, or because somebody told him to. It's from the heart. 其结果是形成了这样一种文化:所有背景和信仰的人都可以自由而自豪地敬拜,无需恐惧或胁迫——所以当你听达雷尔讲述他的信仰历程时,你知道那是真实的。你知道他这么说不是因为这能帮他晋升,也不是因为有人让他这么说。那是发自内心的。
That's not the case in theocracies that restrict people's choice of faith. It's not the case in authoritarian governments that elevate an individual leader or a political party above the people, or in some cases, above the concept of God Himself. So the freedom of religion is a value we will continue to protect here at home and stand up for around the world, and is one that we guard vigilantly here in the United States. 在那些限制人们信仰选择的神权国家里,情况并非如此。在那些将个别领导人或政党凌驾于人民之上、有时甚至凌驾于上帝本身概念之上的专制政府里,情况也并非如此。因此,宗教自由是我们将在国内继续保护、在世界各地继续捍卫的价值观,也是我们在美国时刻警惕守护的价值观。
Last year, we joined together to pray for the release of Christian missionary Kenneth Bae, held in North Korea for two years. And today, we give thanks that Kenneth is finally back where he belongs -- home, with his family. 去年,我们一同为基督教传教士肯尼思·裴的获释祈祷,他在朝鲜被关押了两年。今天,我们感恩肯尼思终于回到了他属于的地方——家中,与家人团聚。
Last year, we prayed together for Pastor Saeed Abedini, detained in Iran since 2012. And I was recently in Boise, Idaho, and had the opportunity to meet with Pastor Abedini's beautiful wife and wonderful children and to convey to them that our country has not forgotten brother Saeed and that we're doing everything we can to bring him home. And then, I received an extraordinary letter from Pastor Abedini. And in it, he describes his captivity, and expressed his gratitude for my visit with his family, and thanked us all for standing in solidarity with him during his captivity. 去年,我们一同为赛义德·阿贝迪尼牧师祈祷,他自二〇一二年以来一直被关押在伊朗。我最近在爱达荷州博伊西时,有机会见到了阿贝迪尼牧师美丽的妻子和可爱的孩子们,并向他们转达,我们的国家没有忘记赛义德弟兄,我们正在尽一切努力将他带回家。后来,我收到了阿贝迪尼牧师的一封感人至深的信。在信中,他描述了自己的囚禁生活,对我探望他的家人表示感谢,并感谢我们所有人在他被囚禁期间与他站在一起。
And Pastor Abedini wrote, 阿贝迪尼牧师写道:
Nothing is more valuable to the Body of Christ than to see how the Lord is in control, and moves ahead of countries and leadership through united prayer. 对基督的身体来说,没有什么比看到主掌权,看到祂藉着同心合意的祷告,在各国和领袖面前先行,更宝贵的了。
And he closed his letter by describing himself as [a] 他在信的结尾这样描述自己:
prisoner for Christ, who is proud to be part of this great nation of the United States of America that cares for religious freedom around the world. 一个为基督坐牢的人,他为自己是美利坚合众国这个伟大国家的一员而自豪,这个国家关心世界各地的宗教自由。
We're going to keep up this work -- for Pastor Abedini and all those around the world who are unjustly held or persecuted because of their faith. And we're grateful to our new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Rabbi David Saperstein -- who has hit the ground running, and is heading to Iraq in a few days to help religious communities there address some of those challenges. Where's David? I know he's here somewhere. Thank you, David, for the great work you're doing. 我们将继续这项工作——为了阿贝迪尼牧师,以及世界各地所有因信仰而遭受不公正关押或迫害的人。我们感谢我们新任的国际宗教自由无任所大使大卫·萨珀斯坦拉比——他上任后迅速展开工作,几天后将前往伊拉克,帮助那里的宗教社群应对其中一些挑战。大卫在哪里?我知道他就在这里。谢谢你,大卫,感谢你所做的出色工作。
Humility; a suspicion of government getting between us and our faiths, or trying to dictate our faiths, or elevate one faith over another. And, finally, let's remember that if there is one law that we can all be most certain of that seems to bind people of all faiths, and people who are still finding their way towards faith but have a sense of ethics and morality in them -- that one law, that Golden Rule that we should treat one another as we wish to be treated. 谦卑;警惕政府介入我们与信仰之间,或试图支配我们的信仰,或将一种信仰凌驾于另一种信仰之上。最后,让我们记住,如果说有一条法则是我们所有人都能确信的,它似乎将所有信仰的人,以及那些仍在寻求信仰之路但内心有伦理道德感的人,都联系在一起——那就是这条法则,这条金律:你们愿意人怎样待你们,你们也要怎样待人。
The Torah says "Love thy neighbor as yourself." In Islam, there is a Hadith that states: "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." The Holy Bible tells us to "put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." Put on love. 《托拉》说:"要爱邻如己。"在伊斯兰教中,有一段圣训说:"你们中没有人是真信士,直到他为兄弟喜爱自己所喜爱的。"《圣经》告诉我们要"穿上爱心,因为爱心是联络全德的。"穿上爱心。
Whatever our beliefs, whatever our traditions, we must seek to be instruments of peace, and bringing light where there is darkness, and sowing love where there is hatred. And this is the loving message of His Holiness, Pope Francis. And like so many people around the world, I've been touched by his call to relieve suffering, and to show justice and mercy and compassion to the most vulnerable; to walk with The Lord and ask "Who am I to judge?" 无论我们的信仰是什么,无论我们的传统是什么,我们都必须努力成为和平的工具,在有黑暗的地方带来光明,在有仇恨的地方播撒爱。这就是教宗方济各的仁爱信息。和世界各地许多人一样,我被他的呼吁所感动:减轻苦难,向最弱势群体彰显正义、怜悯和同情;与主同行,问"我有什么资格论断人?"
He challenges us to press on in what he calls our "march of living hope." And like millions of Americans, I am very much looking forward to welcoming Pope Francis to the United States later this year. 他激励我们在他所说的"生命希望的行进"中奋勇向前。和数百万美国人一样,我非常期待今年晚些时候欢迎教宗方济各访问美国。
His Holiness expresses that basic law: Treat thy neighbor as yourself. The Dalai Lama -- anybody who's had an opportunity to be with him senses that same spirit. Kent Brantly expresses that same spirit. Kent was with Samaritan's Purse, treating Ebola patients in Liberia, when he contracted the virus himself. And with world-class medical care and a deep reliance on faith -- with God's help, Kent survived. 教宗表达了这条基本法则:爱人如己。达赖喇嘛尊者——任何有机会与他相处的人都能感受到同样的精神。肯特·布兰特利也体现了同样的精神。肯特在"撒玛利亚救援会"工作,在利比里亚治疗埃博拉患者时,自己也感染了病毒。凭借世界级的医疗护理和对信仰的深深依靠——在上帝的帮助下,肯特活了下来。
And then by donating his plasma, he helped others survive as well. And he continues to advocate for a global response in West Africa, reminding us that "our efforts needs to be on loving the people there." And I could not have been prouder to welcome Kent and his wonderful wife Amber to the Oval Office. We are blessed to have him here today -- because he reminds us of what it means to really "love thy neighbor as thyself." Not just words, but deeds. 后来,通过捐献血浆,他也帮助了其他人活下来。他继续呼吁全球应对西非的疫情,提醒我们"我们的努力应该放在关爱那里的人民上"。我无比自豪地在白宫椭圆形办公室欢迎了肯特和他出色的妻子安珀。今天他能来到这里,我们深感荣幸——因为他提醒了我们,真正"爱人如己"意味着什么。不只是言语,而是行动。
Each of us has a role in fulfilling our common, greater purpose -- not merely to seek high position, but to plumb greater depths so that we may find the strength to love more fully. And this is perhaps our greatest challenge -- to see our own reflection in each other; to be our brother's keepers and sister's keepers, and to keep faith with one another. As children of God, let's make that our work, together. 我们每个人都有责任去实现我们共同的、更伟大的目标——不仅仅是追求高位,而是要探索更深的境界,这样我们才能找到更完全地去爱的力量。这也许是我们最大的挑战——在彼此身上看到自己的影子;做我们弟兄姐妹的守护者,彼此坚守信仰。作为上帝的儿女,让我们一同以此为己任。
As children of God, let's work to end injustice -- injustice of poverty and hunger. No one should ever suffer from such want amidst such plenty. As children of God, let's work to eliminate the scourge of homelessness, because, as Sister Mary [Scullion] says, "None of us are home until all of us are home." None of us are home until all of us are home. 作为上帝的儿女,让我们努力终结不公——贫穷和饥饿的不公。在如此富足的环境中,没有人应该遭受这样的匮乏。作为上帝的儿女,让我们努力消除无家可归的祸患,因为正如玛丽·斯卡利恩修女所说:"在我们所有人都有家之前,我们谁都不算真正有家。"在我们所有人都有家之前,我们谁都不算真正有家。
As children of God, let's stand up for the dignity and value of every woman, and man, and child, because we are all equal in His eyes, and work to send the scourge and the sin of modern-day slavery and human trafficking, and "set the oppressed free." 作为上帝的儿女,让我们捍卫每一位女性、每一位男性、每一个孩子的尊严和价值,因为在祂眼中我们都是平等的。让我们努力消除现代奴隶制和人口贩运这一祸患和罪孽,"让被压迫者得自由"。
If we are properly humble, if we drop to our knees on occasion, we will acknowledge that we never fully know God's purpose. We can never fully fathom His amazing grace. "We see through a glass, darkly" -- grappling with the expanse of His awesome love. But even with our limits, we can heed that which is required: "To do justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with our God." 如果我们真正谦卑,如果我们偶尔屈膝祷告,我们就会承认,我们永远无法完全明白上帝的旨意。我们永远无法完全测透祂奇妙的恩典。"我们如今仿佛对着镜子观看,模糊不清"——在努力领会祂浩瀚的大爱。但即使我们有限,我们仍能遵行祂所要求的:"行公义,好怜悯,存谦卑的心与你的神同行。"
I pray that we will. And as we journey together on this "march of living hope," I pray that, in His Name, we will run and not be weary, and walk and not be faint, and we'll heed those words and "put on love." 我祷告我们能够如此。当我们一同在这"生命希望的行进"中前行时,我祷告,奉祂的名,我们"奔跑却不困倦,行走却不疲乏",我们将铭记这些话语,"穿上爱心"。
May the Lord bless you and keep you, and may He bless this precious country that we love. 愿主赐福你们,保护你们。愿主赐福我们深爱的这个宝贵的国家。
Thank you all very much. 非常感谢大家。