悔改与新开始 · Repentance & beginnings · 灵修案例 · Devotional example
从一次缺席回来Returning after an absence
小羊寻光原创 · SeekLight original
经文 · 和合本 1919 / KJV（公版） · Scripture · CUV 1919 / KJV (public domain)
他醒悟过来、就说、我父亲有多少的雇工、口粮有余、我倒在这里饿死么． 我要起来、到我父亲那里去、向他说、父亲、我得罪了天、又得罪了你． 从今以后、我不配称为你的儿子、把我当作一个雇工罢。 于是起来往他父亲那里去。相离还远、他父亲看见、就动了慈心、跑去抱着他的颈项、连连与他亲嘴。 儿子说、父亲、我得罪了天、又得罪了你．从今以后、我不配称为你的儿子。 父亲却吩咐仆人说、把那上好的袍子快拿出来给他穿．把戒指戴在他指头上．把鞋穿在他脚上． 把那肥牛犊牵来宰了、我们可以吃喝快乐． 因为我这个儿子、是死而复活、失而又得的。他们就快乐起来。
English
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
在生活中默想 · 灵修解释 · Reflecting in daily life · Devotional interpretation
路加福音 15 这一段描绘小儿子回转与父亲迎接的场景。默想时留意他的承认和父亲的怜悯，不把故事简化成忽略后果的许可。 缺席活动以后我觉得不好意思，反而接连不再出现。在这个具体处境中，先看清已经发生的事，再分辨我能承担的部分。信仰的回应可以在一次诚实的表达与一个具体行动中慢慢展开。 今天可以这样练习：向负责人确认下次安排，简单说明自己希望重新参与。
English
This part of Luke 15 portrays the younger son's return and the father's welcome. Notice confession and compassion without turning the story into permission to ignore consequences. Embarrassment after an absence keeps me away again and again. Begin with what actually happened and distinguish your responsibilities. A faithful response can unfold through honest words and a concrete action. A practice for today: Check the next meeting and simply explain that you want to rejoin.
留给自己的问题 · A question to sit with
在「从一次缺席回来」中，哪项需要还没说清？我可以怎样尊重自己和别人？
English
In “Returning after an absence”, which need remains unclear, and how can I respect myself and others?
今天的一小步 · One small step today
向负责人确认下次安排，简单说明自己希望重新参与。
English
Check the next meeting and simply explain that you want to rejoin.
回应祷告 · Prayer response
天父，缺席活动以后我觉得不好意思，反而接连不再出现。求你帮助我诚实面对这里的感受，看清责任与限制。请让我从这一步开始：向负责人确认下次安排，简单说明自己希望重新参与。 在还没有答案的地方，求你赐我耐心，也让我愿意接受陪伴。奉耶稣的名，阿们。
English
Father, Embarrassment after an absence keeps me away again and again. Help me face these feelings honestly and recognize responsibilities and limits. Help me begin here: Check the next meeting and simply explain that you want to rejoin. Give me patience with unanswered questions and willingness to receive company. In Jesus' name, amen.