双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：10月24日 偏见是软弱的表现

10月24日

偏见是软弱的表现

你们不要论断人，免得你们被论断。

——太7:1

偏见一词的意思是“预先判断”或者“在不了解事实的情况下对别人妄加论断”。偏见是软弱的标志，而不是刚强的标志；偏见是通过计算个人观点与事实真相之间的差距来衡量的。如果我们在神面前全然诚实，就不会存在偏见。

今日祷告

天父，你爱我们每一个人，你的爱可以打破所有的偏见和障碍。求你饶恕我论断别人的时候。愿你清洁我的心，使用我吸引人们来到基督的大爱中。奉主耶稣基督的圣名，阿们！

Prejudice Is Weakness

Judge not, that ye be not judged.
—Matthew 7:1

The word prejudice means “prejudging” or “making an estimate of others without knowing the facts.” Prejudice is a mark of weakness, not of strength. Prejudice is measured by computing the distance between our own biased opinions and the real truth. If we would all be perfectly honest before God, there would be no prejudice.

Prayer for the day
You love each one of us with a love that breaks through all prejudicial barriers, Father. Forgive me for the times I judge others. Purify my heart, that I may be used to draw people together into the bond of Christ’s unifying love.