Comments on: 歡樂式節目

By: Anson

Anson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:59:00 +0000

littleho 你說得對。不同人總有不同的需要。教會亦要有多元的策略，認識並滿足會眾不同的需要。最好兩樣都有，以供選擇。但即使有人舉手說他喜歡「歡樂式節目」的慶祝，我會問究竟有幾多人是真的有此需要，還是只覺得年年做慣了，沒有會有點兒怪和不知還可以「做」什麼好。

不停做，不停搞，而不懂停下來 “Be still and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10) — 或許是我們中國人根子裡最大的問題。我們只懂得什麼是 doing，不知道何謂 being。

再者，我們有否想過，正在受苦的肢體（如胡牧所指的那些中年人），若未得到適切的關心時，放他們在一些極度歡樂和嘈吵的環境中，不單只不能帶給他們歡樂，更能使他們感到更苦楚、更孤獨。我相信這是我們都明白的。

By: littleho

littleho — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:11:51 +0000

教會需要更多激進的行動，去變革大家習以為常的活動。
不過我有時都會疑惑，一間教會是否只可以有一種age-specific的特徵(正如胡牧所暗示的，他並不是說某種傾向較好較劣，只是一種由年紀不同所衍生的反思)，若教會是多元的，我們可能就要接納有些人是需要「節目」的，有些人是需要「禮儀」的。

By: Anson

Anson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:53 +0000

Yeah Leo, you have clarified the issue well.
If we do celebrate, we must celebrate willfully and joyfully.
If we are not, then something’s wrong.

Actually in the following paragraphs, the author continues to talk about the importance of Advent, waiting for the incarnation of God in silence, which is really the focus of what Christmas is about.

Let us not focus so much on the “gifts” during Christmas, but the “giver” Himself.

By: L

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:51:42 +0000

聖誕對我們還有何意義?
When I saw this, I was quite surprised. “Is the author equating Christmas with celebration?”
I also prefer a quieter way of celebrating Christmas – 靜悄悄地在家中，獨自反思，或與家人共聚天倫、或三數知己舉杯暢談, However, the focus shouldn’t be on the celebration part at all; rather, we should be reminded of the soveignty and love of God which translated into our salvation – whether we achieve it via church function or meditation, it doesn’t really matter.
As for the necessity of spending resources on these events, I think as long as people who are involved actually wants to do it, then it’s ok. My only concern is when people are pressured to do things. If a person said no already, then it’s time to consider alternatives, instead of trying to insist.