(This post was published on my old blog on June 24, 2020.)
(這篇貼文在 2020 年 6 月 24 日發表於我的舊部落格。)
Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the City of Los Angeles issued the “Safer at Home” (Stay-At-Home) order on March 19,2020. In these three months we lived a life that we had never imagined. Many businesses were closed and only essential businesses were open. You could only pick up or get food delivered from restaurants. In Zoom (or other video meetings) or news you see many people had unsightly gray hairs or weird haircuts because of the hair salon’s closing. Social distancing, 20 seconds hand washing and face coverings become public announcements themes. What’s our progress in this pandemic situation? Here is the data from Worldometer:
*Only the 1st column data is as of 2020.03.19. The rest of the columns data are as of 2020.06.22. I picked Italy for comparison because they got hit hard in the beginning. I pick Taiwan because it shows the contrast of implementing good public health policies/procedures early saving lives.
COVID-19 cases were controlled for a few weeks and now jump up again.
To remind myself, “rest” is a mindset. We might be hunkering down in the house with less movements yet feel restless. Worrying about this, questioning about that… “Rest” is a promise in the Bible by believing not by our own work. We can enter into that rest by faith.
| Hebrews 4:1-2
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left to us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. |
希伯來書 4:1-2
我們既蒙留下， 有進入他安息的應許， 就當畏懼， 免得我們中間或有人 似乎是趕不上了。 因為有福音傳給我們， 像傳給他們一樣； 只是所聽見的道與他們無益， 因為他們沒有信心 與所聽見的道調和。 |
| Hebrews 4:6
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter in because of unbelief. |
希伯來書 4:6
既有必進安息的人， 那先前聽見福音的， 因為不信從， 不得進去。 |
| Hebrews 4:10-11
For he that has entered into His rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His. Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall according to the same example of unbelief. |
希伯來書 4:10-11
因為那進入安息的， 乃是歇了自己的工， 正如神歇了他的工一樣。 所以， 我們務必竭力進入那安息， 免得有人學那不信從的樣子 跌倒了。 |
由於新冠肺炎（COVID-19）疫情的關係，洛杉磯市於2020年3月19日發布了“在家更安全”（Stay-At-Home）的命令。在這三個月中，我們過著從未想像過的生活。許多商家關閉，只有供給基本生活必需的商家開店。餐館只准外賣不准內食。理髮店不開，由Zoom (視頩會議)看到許多人的頭髮灰白，或是有著自己修剪的怪異髮型。保持社交距離、洗手20秒和帶口罩成為公共宣傳的主題。在這種疫情暴增情況下，看看上表 Worldometer 提供的數據，美國感染者數字不斷增加。
我提醒自己，安息是一種心態。我們可能在家中躲避病毒，從外看起來靜止不動，但內在憂心忡忡沒有安寧，擔心這又質疑那。其實安息在聖經中是一個應許，不靠自己努力而只憑心裏相信。憑著信我們可以得安息(放心)。
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