光輝的連結 Light

最近網路上興起吉卜力AI生成圖， 剛好在熱潮之先我繪畫了吉卜力電影《天空之城》的一幕。 動畫片中女主角在敵人的追蹤下頸鏈閃閃發亮，其光芒直指向一大片烏雲間，原來風暴中央乃天空之城的所在之處。 這道光成為他們的導航，指引他們飛往天空之城。

Recently Ghibli Studio style AI-generated images has become a heated trend on the internet. Prior to this I have painted this movie scene of Laputa: Castle in the Sky on canvas. Under the hot pursuit of adversaries, the female lead’s necklace emanates light that shots right up the sky, penetrating through dark clouds, into the eye of a cyclone where the castle in the sky dwells. This light has become a guide leading the adventurers into the hidden, abandoned city Laputa.

作為基督徒，我們似乎跟神的連接就像這道光芒一般，抓不住也揮不去。這光穿透萬事，比萬物光亮，不能被遮蓋。「殉道者之聲」創辦人魏恩波Richard Wurmbrand為一名路德宗牧師，他為了堅守信仰被當時的羅馬尼亞共產黨丟進監牢裏, 他與妻子因此被迫分離14載。雖彼此失聯，夫婦二人仍堅信對方還活著。他提及當時在監牢中懇切禱告，雖有極度憂傷和寂寞的時刻，心仍被神的同在包圍着，甚至喜悅到在牢房裏起舞。

As Christian, we are connected to God by the Light that is brighter than all things on Earth and cannot be grasped, fully deciphered, or chase away. Richard Wurmbrand, a Lutheran priest and founder of the Voice of the Martyrs, was incarcerated for 14 years under the Romanian communism regime. During his tough years of seclusion, his relationship with God through prayers became his stronghold. Despite his ongoing afflictions, nothing could hinder him from experiencing God’s presence that wrapped around him and filled him with peace. He was at times so spirit filled with joy that he was dancing in his cell, despite the times of deep sorrow and loneliness.

禱告的穿透力和震撼力何等奇妙 ---人或會失去自由，權利被剝奪，卻沒有任何限制能阻礙我們和神連繫。一個的禱告可以默默的不被發現，卻能帶來翻天覆地的改變。一句禱告直達神的寶座前，透過聖靈的幫助和基督的「阿門」。沒有人能夠阻止禱告、制止人對神的呼喊和渴想，也沒有人能夠阻礙神對人的呼喚和吸引。這就如一高一低的脈搏，一起一伏的浪濤般的自然定律。神賜予我們的力量和超然的安慰，在心中化作圈圈溫暖，同樣是不動聲色的悄然而至。這好像畫中的女孩，縱使前路暗昧不明、路途波折，但那光輝，就是耶穌，緊緊地把在我們裡面的聖靈和天上的父連結起來。其力量震撼人心、也顛覆世界。

「因 為 我 深 信 無 論 是 死 ， 是 生 … 都 不 能 叫 我 們 與 神 的 愛 隔 絕 ； 這 愛 是 在 我 們 的 主 基 督 耶 穌 裡 的 。」羅8:38-39

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跟你們分享一個好消息，我的兩幅作品被選入位於高貴林Coquitlam Heritage舉辦的Your Image畫展，於4月4日至5月22日在Place des Arts 展出。歡迎有興趣的家人朋友參觀，免費入場。若您們有拍照請也把發給我 :)

Sharing with you a good news that two of my paintings are selected to participate in the Your Image exhibit at Places des arts organized by Coquitlam Heritage. If you happen to live nearby, please feel free to check out the exhibit and take a photo for me :) The exhibit runs from 4/4-5/22. Free admissions.

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I am in awe of the perforating power of prayers, that no human authority could snatch it away from God’s children. One could be physically confined or deprived of rights, but no prayer is out of reach from our Father God before His throne of grace, through Christ’s “Amen” and the Holy Spirit. Not one prayer, neither one that is silent, or forgotten by the person praying, or made quickly would go unnoticed. But rather by faith, a prayer could lead to a momentous, transforming change. Not one individual could interfere another from praying in spirit, just as no one could stop God from drawing a person to Him. God’s pull and a man’s longing for Him acts as naturally as the rising and falling of pulses, and the ebb and flow of waves. His transcending peace warms our heart amidst deep troubles, and His comfort wraps around us like a warm blanket on a windy night, quiet and tranquil.

As dark, heavy clouds are looming, the kids in the painting venture into the unknown. The Light that represents Jesus, does not go dim but connects His people through the Holy Spirit with Father God. This power is profound and inextinguishable. “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, … will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)