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To obey is better than sacrifice順服勝於獻祭

 This old song is such a good reminder to me.

這首老詩歌對我來說是很好的提醒。

“And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.”～1 Samuel‬ ‭15‬:‭22‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”～Mark‬ ‭12‬:‭33‬ ‭ESV‬‬

「撒母耳說： 耶和華喜悅燔祭和平安祭， 豈如喜悅人聽從他的話呢？ 聽命勝於獻祭； 順從勝於公羊的脂油。」～撒母耳記上‬ ‭15‬:‭22‬ 

「並且盡心、盡智、盡力愛他，又愛人如己，就比一切燔祭和各樣祭祀好的多。」～馬可福音‬ ‭12‬:‭33‬

https://youtu.be/GS7vml271Ts

中英文歌詞如下：

To obey is better than sacrifice

I don't need your money

I want your life

And I hear you say that I'm coming back soon

But you act like I'll never return

Well you speak of grace and my love so sweet

How you thrive on milk, but reject My meat

And I can't help weeping of how it will be

If you keep on ignoring My words

Well you pray to prosper and succeed

But your flesh is something I just can't feed

To obey is better than sacrifice

I want more than Sunday and Wednesday nights

Cause if you can't come to Me every day

Then don't bother coming at all

La, la, la

To obey is better than sacrifice

I want hearts of fire

Not your prayers of ice

And I'm coming quickly

To give back to you

According to what you have done

According to what you have done

According to what you have done

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Keith Gordon Green

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

順服勝於獻祭

我不需要你的金錢

我要你的生命

我聽到你說我很快就會回來

但你表現得好像我永遠不會回來

好吧，你說恩典和我的愛如此甜蜜

你如何靠吃奶而茁壯，卻厭棄我的肉

如果你繼續無視我的話語

我不禁為事情會如何發展而哭泣

好吧，你祈求繁榮和成功

但你的肉慾是我無法餵養的

順服勝於獻祭

我要的不僅僅是周日和週三晚上

因為如果你不能每天來到我面前

那就別費心來了

啦，啦，啦

順服勝於獻祭

我要你火熱的心

不要你的冰冷的祈禱

我將快來了

要報應你

照你所做的一切

照你所做的一切

照你所做的一切

來源： 歌詞查找

詞曲作者： 基思·戈登·格林

服從勝於犧牲 歌詞 © 國會大廈CMG出版社，環球音樂出版集團

靜夜心語Nighty-night

November 12, 2014

Night, silent night, wall along the hallway, alone in here yet not lonely, knowing you are there sleeping tight, my honey bear, sweet dreams. Nighty-night! 

夜闌人靜，獨自淸醒，走廊沿牆，寂寂靜靜，卿此一廂，君彼一廂，孤而不寂，知君長伴，祝君入夢，美夢成真。

𡿨照片是家中一角，緑色植物是從一個葉子養在水裏的，從我做土地代書開始養的，有8年了! 好個枝葉茂盛！〉- Angie Berg 

I'm blessed 我真蒙福

 回憶殺！

看到臉書九年前的回憶，想起兩個寶貝兒子還是萬分感恩，心裏還是喜孜孜的，孩子大了用他們各自的方式寵愛著老媽，讓我有滿滿的愛上心頭，神愛我，柏先生愛我，我的孩子及家人愛我，足矣！

“兒女是耶和華所賜的產業； 所懷的胎是祂所給的賞賜。”   - 詩篇‬ ‭127‬:‭3‬ ‭CUNP-神‬‬

“願造天地的耶和華， 從錫安賜福給你們！”- 詩篇‬ ‭134‬:‭3‬ ‭CUNP-神‬‬

家裡的掛畫必需是我兩個兒子的塗鴉大作

我們來美之前在台灣拍的全家福
上了美國公共電視台月刊封面

孩子小時候，我陪他們畫畫的傑作

我將我與柏先生各自年輕時的照片
電腦合成這張合照

60一甲子

 Thank you all for the happy birthday wishes.  Happy Resurrection Day to you all, too.  Hitting the big 60, double celebrations and double happiness.  It’s very significant to me.  Every good and perfect gift is from above.  I’m grateful. You has demonstrated God’s love to me.  I’m so blessed!  May every breath I take be God’s way in me as His Will be done in my life.

“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

謝謝諸位的生日祝賀，也祝你們復活節快樂！復活節又逢我人生一甲子，第六十個生日，雙重的慶祝，雙重的喜悅，對我來說意義非凡！所有美善的事物都是從神而來，我很感恩！你們向我展現了神的愛，我很蒙福，願此生往後我的每個氣息都容神在我身上隨心而欲，照祂旨意成全。

“有一件事，我曾求耶和華，我仍要尋求： 就是一生一世住在耶和華的殿中， 瞻仰祂的榮美，在祂的殿裏求問。”

‭‭詩篇‬ ‭27‬:‭4‬ ‭CUNP-神‬‬

“我一生一世必有恩惠慈愛隨着我； 我且要住在耶和華的殿中，直到永遠。”

‭‭詩篇‬ ‭23‬:‭6‬ ‭CUNP-神‬‬

神不偏待人Godshowsnopartiality

人會偏待人，

神不偏待人。

在神的不偏待與恩待裏，

轉眼不看人的錯待，

感謝神對我這麼好！

許多生活中難以言喻的奇妙，

是神的恩待，感恩！

萬主之主的天父，

我愛祢！

“因為神不偏待人。”

‭‭羅馬書‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬ ‭CUNP-神‬‬

Humans show partiality.

God shows no partiality.

In God's impartiality and grace,

I turn my eyes not to look at people's mistreatment towards me.

Thank God for being so good to me!

Many of life's indescribable wonders,

It is all God's grace and kindness.

I’m grateful!

My Heavenly Father,

the Lord of Lords,

I love You.

“For God shows no partiality.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬ 

https://youtu.be/SxD37yGkzh0

圖什麼呢What are you after

曾經有人問我說：「妳忙什麼呢？做這做那的，為的是什麼，圖什麼呢？」我們做這做那，或不做這做那，不是照我們的意思，乃是要照天父的旨意，為的只是榮神益人，不求名不求利，也不求將來的冠冕，因為我的獎賞就是榮耀神，有主足夠了！For my reward is giving glory to You, Lord.  You are enough.

https://youtu.be/w7K6noRDpkg

Amarillis孤挺花如約而至

感謝神！柏先生在腦溢血十年後再度拾起他的相機拍照！孤挺花每年如約而至地在春分時刻綻放，從來沒讓人失望過！其中一棵是我們從加州培育的，十幾年了！仍然美麗如初！神的信實，恩典與應許也是始終如初，不會令人失望，全然的美好！

“因為耶和華本為善。 祂的慈愛存到永遠； 祂的信實直到萬代。”

‭‭詩篇‬ ‭100‬:‭5‬ ‭CUNP-神‬‬

Thanks to the Lord of lords. Mr. Berg  picked up his camera again 10 years after he had the aneurism(brain bleed).  The amaryllis blooms at the spring equinox every year as promised, never disappointing us. One of them we've grown in California for over a decade now. Still beautiful! God's faithfulness, grace and promises are always the same, not disappointing, totally good!

“For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭100‬:‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

2023HappyLanternFestival

 Happy Lantern Festival. 今天是東半球的陰曆正月十五，適逢元宵千里共嬋娟的時節，這裡西半球的月亮也圓圓滿滿了，分享一下我們家後院的月色和我寫的一首詩。

https://youtu.be/gjr5Yy_ghBY

Simple pleasure in life

Simple pleasure in life, hers & his  

Simple pleasure in life is…I bought my owl mug a few years ago, then recently came across another larger owl mug unexpectedly, so I bought it for Mr. Berg.
Now, we drink tea in pairs!
It makes me happy just look at them!
生命中簡單的喜悅，她的和他的。
生命中簡單的喜悅 - 就是幾年前買了我這貓頭鷹的杯子，然後最近又不期而遇另一個大一點的貓頭鷹杯，於是買了給柏先生，現在，我們喝茶也成對成雙地！看著就好開心！

https://youtu.be/FNcWr3XG21M