【林后1:6】我们受患难呢，是为叫你们得安慰得拯救。我们得安慰呢，也是为叫你们得安慰。这安慰能叫你们忍受我们所受的那样苦楚。 【2Cor1:6】If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.

保罗跟哥林多信徒见证他受患难是具有属灵的意义和价值，他见证他活着就是基督，他所思所想全是与基督同心同行，无有自己，只有神的旨意。他说他不知道别的，就知道耶稣并祂钉十字架，Paul testified to the Corinthian believers that his sufferings carried spiritual meaning and value. He bore witness that to live is Christ, and his thoughts and desires were fully aligned with Christ, having no agenda of his own—only the will of God. He said he resolved to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.为着神的旨意成就，他不以自己的性命为念，也不以自己的性命为宝贵。他把自己所受的患难看作神赐下的使命与托付，将一切经历看为建造他人的机会，为要他人受安慰得拯救。For the sake of fulfilling God’s will, he did not count his life dear to himself nor consider it of great value. He viewed his sufferings as a mission and trust from God, seeing every experience as an opportunity to build up others so that they too might receive comfort and salvation.

主啊，感谢你借着保罗所行的给我们深深上了一课，太多时候我们沉浸在自己的世界里，无法看懂你的心意，当我们经历痛苦时，只想着自己，很容易陷入埋怨和自怜。

Lord, thank You for the deep lesson You have taught us through Paul’s life. So often, we are trapped in our own small worlds, unable to perceive Your heart. When we go through pain, we think only of ourselves and easily fall into grumbling or self-pity.但当我们以神的视角看待一切，愿意将自己所得的安慰分享出去，生命就被扩张了，正如保罗所说：“我们得安慰，也是为叫你们得安慰。” 保罗的经历帮助我们学会忍耐和信心。But when we see all things from Your perspective and are willing to share the comfort we have received, our lives are enlarged. As Paul said, “We are comforted so that you may also be comforted.” His experiences teach us patience and strengthen our faith.

当思想保罗对主的这份执着，他用生命爱主，我的心被感动了。原来，我们的一切经历，无论甘甜或苦涩，都不只是为了自己。神让我们所走过的路，正是为了帮助更多的人走得更稳、更远。As I reflect on Paul’s passionate love for You, Lord, my heart is moved. I see now that all our experiences—whether sweet or bitter—are not merely for ourselves. The road You lead us on is meant to help others walk more securely and go further.就像好牧人为羊舍命，保罗为教会受苦，我们也被呼召在日常生活中，放下自我，成就他人，即使是在苦难和试炼中，也相信神能使用这一切成为别人的帮助。Just as the Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep, and Paul suffered for the church, we too are called to lay down ourselves in daily life to build up others. Even in suffering and trials, we can believe that You will use it all to be a help to someone else.

保罗教导我们：“无论何人，不要求自己的益处，乃要求别人的益处。”这与世界的价值观完全不同，世界教我们保护自己，福音教我们成就别人。保罗他不以患难为苦，反以成就他人为乐。Paul taught us, “No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.” This is so contrary to the world’s values. The world tells us to protect ourselves; the gospel teaches us to pour out our lives for others. Paul did not see suffering as a burden but found joy in being used to bless others.主啊，求你感动他的灵也加倍的感动我，愿我的一生，无论苦或乐，顺或逆，都能成为别人得益处的管道。好牧人是为羊舍命，我愿紧紧跟随你，靠你赐下的安慰与盼望，活出你所喜悦的样式。Lord, I pray that the Spirit which stirred Paul would move me as well. May my whole life—whether in joy or sorrow, success or hardship—become a channel of blessing for others. You, the Good Shepherd, laid down Your life for the sheep; I too desire to follow You closely, living by the comfort and hope You give, and bearing the image that delights Your heart.

（郭牧师Pastor Guo）