“鸵鸟的翅膀欢然扇展，岂是显慈爱的翎毛和羽毛吗？” – 伯 39:13
几年前，我乘公共汽车去了距离肯尼亚内罗毕几小时车程的一个小村庄。在旅途中，当我向窗外望时，我看到一只鸵鸟在公共汽车旁疯狂地奔跑。它的长脖子和鼓鼓的眼睛在它那奇怪的大身体前面显得很突出，它拍打着巨大的、毛茸茸的翅膀，细腿使劲地蹬着，在热带大草原上飞奔而过，踢起一团团灰尘。我忍不住大笑起来，多么奇怪又滑稽的生物啊！
尽管鸵鸟很古怪，但它们在神的造物中仍有一席之地。虽然神没有赋予它们智慧理性和判断力，但祂确实有可能使它们的奔跑速度超过马匹和骑手，甚至在非洲的公路上可能超过行驶的公共汽车！也许神创造了这样一个有趣的生物，是要告诉我们，有时生活中发生的事情太过奇怪了，以至于我们不得不摇头感叹说：“你不可能编造这些东西！”我们的生活往往是如此复杂，以至于我们无法轻易解释，有时甚至令我们哑口无言。
然而，即使是奇怪的无以言表的事情，在生活中也有它们各自的位置。就像那只极其快乐的飞奔的鸵鸟一样，在神的智慧下，一切都恰到好处。
祷告
主啊，感谢你奇妙多样的创造。我们赞美你，在你美好的创造中，人人都各适其用，万物都在耶稣基督里联络得合适。我们奉你的名祷告。阿们。
约伯记 39:13-18, 26-27
13“鸵鸟的翅膀欢然扇展，岂是显慈爱的翎毛和羽毛吗？
14因它把蛋留在地上，在尘土中使得温暖，
15却想不到被脚踹碎，或被野兽践踏。
16它忍心待雏，似乎不是自己的；虽然徒受劳苦，也不为雏惧怕。
17因为神使它没有智慧，也未将悟性赐给它。
18它几时挺身展开翅膀，就嗤笑马和骑马的人。
26“鹰雀飞翔，展开翅膀一直向南，岂是藉你的智慧吗？
27大鹰上腾在高处搭窝，岂是听你的吩咐吗？
Marveling At God’s Design
“The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, though they cannot compare with the wings and feathers of the stork.” – Job 39:13
Some years ago, I took a bus to a small village a few hours outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Partway through the trip, as I was looking out the window, I saw an ostrich running wildly alongside the bus. Its long neck and bulging eyes stuck out in front of its oddly large body, and it flapped its enormous, fluffy wings while its skinny legs pumped furiously, kicking up clouds of dust as it scurried across the savanna. I couldn’t keep from laughing! What a strange and hilarious creature!
But as outlandish as ostriches are, they still have their place in creation. Although God didn’t endow them with wisdom or good sense, he did see fit to make it possible for them to outpace horses and riders—and even transit buses on African highways! Perhaps God created such a funny creature for times when things that happen in life are just so strange that we have to shake our heads and say, “You can’t make this stuff up!” Our lives are often so complex in ways that we can’t explain, and sometimes we are left speechless.
Still, even strange and inexplicable things have their place in life. And like the wildly joyful ostrich, somehow everything fits together, in God’s wisdom.
Prayer
Lord, thank you for your wonderfully diverse creation. We praise you that there’s a place for everyone in this good creation and that all things hold together in Jesus Christ. In your name we pray. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
