Recently, rats falling on to the plates of customers in a restaurant hogged some conversations. “How can a well-known restaurant have rats running around,” said one of my friends. Well, the investigation showed that they had not cleared out the garbage on time. When there is garbage, there will be rats and other undesirable insects and creepy crawlies. This is a fact.

For many people, they do not have garbage in their houses. However, they have plenty of rubbish in their hearts. All this rubbish brought about diseases, aches and pains in their lives. They also age faster than other people. Many will attribute these diseases to other causes. But I would like to commend to you that hurts and grievances in the heart that are not dealt with can cause very serious diseases, for example cancer or strokes.

Some people will go for therapies or counselling for a very long time in their lives and not being helped. Others merely gave up. These are not answers to the problem of the heart.

I would also commend to you that the answer is Jesus Christ. Give it all to Jesus, empty the hurts and grievances to Him. There is no other way, Jesus is the only solution. After we empty the garbage to Jesus (yes, He is willing to take the bad things from our lives), let the heart be filled with the Love of God. Jesus said, “Come unto me all who are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.” He will fill us with love, joy and peace. Our lives will no longer be the same again.

A joyful heart is the best medicine. And the only way to have true joy is to trust and believe in Jesus. There is no other way but to believe and trust in the one true God – Jesus Christ.

Brothers and sisters, during this season of Christmas, let us remember that Jesus came that we may have abundant life and love. He will turn our mourning into dancing, our sadness to joy. Do not be dazzled by the lights of this world but be captured by the true light of the world.

God bless,
In Christ’s service,

Barry Leong

最近因为老鼠掉落在一间餐馆顾客的盘子里霸占了舆论的焦点。我其中一个的朋友说，“这怎么可能一间如此响叮当的餐馆会有老鼠乱窜。”结果，经过调查之后发现是因为他们没有及时清理垃圾。当哪里有垃圾，那里就有老鼠和一些令人讨厌和毛骨悚然的爬虫类。这是一件的事实。

这对许多人来说，他们的住处没有垃圾。但是，他们心中却是有许多的垃圾。这些的垃圾带来了生命中形形色色的疾病和楚痛。他们也会比别人更快地苍老。很多人会将这些疾病归咎于其他的原因。可是我要严谨对你说，若不处理心中的伤害和忧伤，将会导致如癌症抑或中风严重的疾病。

一些人的生命经过了一段长期寻求治疗或辅导并没有任何的起色。有的人断然的放弃。这不是心中问题的答案。

让我对你说这一个答案就是耶稣基督。你将一切给耶稣，一切的伤害和忧伤完全倾倒在祂的身上。这别无他路，耶稣是唯一的解答。我们向耶稣倾倒垃圾之后（是的，祂愿意接受从我们生命中一切的不好东西），让我们的心被主的爱所充满。耶稣说，“凡劳苦担重担的人，可以到我这里来，我就使你们得享安息。”祂用爱，喜乐和平安充满我们。我们的生命将会是不一样的。

喜乐的心是最好的良药。信靠和相信耶稣是得着这喜乐唯一的途径。除了相信和信靠这一位真神—耶稣以外，别无他法。

弟兄姐妹，在这一个圣诞的季节，让我们纪念耶稣来乃是使我们有丰盛的生命和爱。祂会将我们的哭泣转为跳舞，伤心转为喜乐。我们不要被这一个五光十色的世界所迷惑，而是被世界的真光所吸引。

上帝赐福,
在基督里服事的,

Barry Leong