A little girl was telling the mother that she doesn’t want to go home. The mother replied her sternly that everyone needs to go home. Seems like a very innocent conversation between a child and an adult. Well, it was. IF we look at it a little deeper, do we really know what is the meaning of home? What does home mean to us? What is provided by the “home”? I wonder if we know that many in the world today wish that they have a home to return to? Have we taken for granted the safe haven that we so easily want to give up?

Home means many things to many people. Some have a happy one where they experience love and acceptance. Others may not be that fortunate, resulting in not wanting to go back. But somewhere in the heart there is a longing for a home, where love and acceptance are found. Home, the shelter where we are cared for in our most vulnerable moments; where we are build up again when the world had beaten up right down.

Brothers and sisters in Christ, the church must provide the home that many do not have. Be it destroyed by wars, political turmoil, terrible members of the house or otherwise, the church must come in to give the people a home. Christ came to ensure that we have a heavenly home to go back to. A home without tears and pains, where joy and happiness prevail. Love, peace and joy are what we will find there.

Can we also emulate Christ, our Lord, to provide a home for the people here on this earthly existence. Only when the church plays its part in this world can we say that we live out Christ.

Too often church members think of programme instead of people, liveliness instead of love, accreditation instead of acceptance. It is time for us to turn back and start to live a life worthy of the gospel. Concentrate on people instead of programme for it is people that needs God. They would rather have love and acceptance than all the other riches of the world. So! What are we going to do about it?

Brothers and sisters in Christ, go do it. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

God bless,
In Christ’s service,

Barry Leong

有一个小女孩告诉她的妈妈说她不要回家。妈妈很严厉的回答她说，每一个都需要回家。这看似孩子和大人之间一段非常单纯的对话。是的，确实是。倘若我们看得深入一点，我们是否真的知道家的真正意义？家对我们而言意味着什么？“家”又提供了什么？我在想我们是否知晓，在今天的世界里有很多人期盼自己有一个家可以回返？我们是否把避风港看作理所当然以致轻易就想放弃？

家对很多人而言有很多的意义。有些人有一个快乐的家是他们可以经历爱和接纳的。有些人却没有那么幸运，结果导致他们不想回家。但是在心灵深处却渴慕一个家，是他们可以找到爱和接纳的地方。家，是我们在极为脆弱的时刻会被关爱的避难所；是当世界被打败的时候，我们却再次被重建的居所。

主内的弟兄姐妹，教会需要提供许多人所没有的家。无论是因为战争的破坏、政治的动荡、家中可怕的成员或其他因素而遭受毁灭，教会必须前来给人们一个家。基督来是确保我们有一个天上的家可以回返。 是一个没有眼泪和伤痛，是显明喜乐和幸福的地方。我们可以在那里找到爱、平安和喜乐。

我们是否可以效法我们主基督，为尘世上的人提供一个家。只有当教会扮演好她在世上的角色，我们才能说我们是活出基督了。

很多时候，教会会友只想到节目而不是群众，生动活泼而不是爱，认可而不是接纳。是时候让我们回转并开始活出与福音相称的生命。专注群众而不是节目，因为群众需要上帝。他们宁愿有爱和接纳胜于全世界的财富。所以，我们应当怎么做呢？

主内弟兄姐妹，去如此行吧。起步的方式就是停止言语并付诸行动。

上帝赐福，
在基督里同工的，

Barry Leong