「ゲスの極み乙女」の川谷絵音氏とベッキー氏の不倫ニュースで、またとても悲しい気持ちになっている。特に川谷氏の奥様の立場と気持ちを考えると、本当にやるせない。そして次のような歌が浮かんだ。「愛し合い でも愛冷めて 不倫へと 元の鞘だよ 両成敗なら」。
まるで結婚が、うまくいかなかったらすぐにリセット（卒業）できるゲーム感覚だ。相手さえ変えれば、自分は変わらなくても幸せになれるというオトナチックなイリュージョンの中で、一緒に支え合って生きてきた大切な伴侶を裏切り、別の誰かと新しい歩みをスタートさせるために離婚を試みる。でもまた問題が生じたら、またしてもそこから逃げ出し、すべてを放棄してしまう可能性は高い。
結婚は、デザイナーでありメーカーである神がデザインしてくださった特別な研磨機で、結婚した夫婦は、研磨機に入れられた２つの原石のようだと私はイメージしている。お互いに宝石だけれども原石のままで荒削り。そのような二人が一つ屋根の下に一緒に生活し始めると、たちまちささいなことでぶつかり合う。ガチンコの衝突を繰り返し、やりあい、傷つけ合う。でもそのプロセスの中で、あやまり合い、赦し合い、補い合い、支え合い、お互いに磨かれていくのだ。宝石だって磨かなければ光らない。だから、置かれた場所から逃げ出さないで、そこに留まり続ける必要がある。磨かれないまますぐリセット（卒業）していたら、いつまでたっても未熟なままで、自分の幸せしか考えることができない、本当のゲスの極みになりかねない。
カテゴリー: 子育てネットワーク
私たちは一つ
杉戸キリスト教会礼拝メッセージ2016
心配から解放される聖句
クリスマス 万年筆を 走らせて
閉塞感に囚われる原因とブレイクスルー
閉塞感に囚われる原因とブレイクスルー
１、報い・結果を求めてもなかなか見えないことによる失望。しかし見えない時でも、聖書に約束されている報い・結果から目をそらさないなら、本気で信じて従い、やがて青空を見上げることができる。
２、報い・結果に関する期待と現実の違いによる失望。こんなはずじゃなかったと理想と現実の違いに愕然とする時でも、心を注ぎ出して神に本気で祈るなら、まず心の中で青空を見上げることができる。
３、報い・結果から意図的に目をそらしながら（あるいはそれを否定しながら）、大きな犠牲、献身、ハイリスクを払い続けるため。大きな犠牲、献身、ハイリスクを払い続けるためには、豊かな実り、豊かな報い、ハイリターンがどうしても必要。ぜひご自分で調べてみてほしい。聖書にどれほど多く「報い」の約束がちりばめられているかを。本気でハイリスクな信仰の旅、フェイスミッションをするためにこそ、数え切れないほどのハイリターンの約束が与えられている。おそらく信仰の父と呼ばれる者に変えられたアブラハムも、創世記１２章冒頭に約束されているハイリターンの約束がなければ、安住の地に留まり続けたはずだ。
うつになった聖徒たち
アドベントの讃歌
Maybe Nobody Sees Like I Do
Maybe Nobody Sees Like I Do
Shinri Nomachi(When I was 19 as a Student of the Kochi National College of Tech.)
Friends! First of all, I’ll introduce myself. My name is Shinri Nomahci. Ever since I was a little kid, I have always dreamed of a lot of things. I’ve been in Kochi since I was born. I’m a student of the Kochi National College of Technology. I’m in the fourth grade of the electrical engineering course.
I have a lot of hobbies. Listening to music, taking picture, seeing movies, going fishing, climbing mountains, reading books, and I’m crazy about rock music. I like best the songs of Corey Hart, Sting, The Beatles and so on.
My favorite colors are blue and green. There are four people in my family; father, mother, an younger sister and me. I belong to Karate club in my college. I’m learning very much from Karate but I’m not articulate enough to explain it to anyone. I’m also good at swimming, so in summer I go to the river and sea.
Last year I got a driver’s license. But I don’t have a car. It must be difficult to get used to driving through all the narrow streets. But I want to enjoy driving long distances with the stereo audio system on and window open when it is warm.
The Kagami River flows through the city of Kochi. This is the river where I usually go swimming and fishing. A big rock which is called “The Monster Rock” is in the river, and deep water whose color is dark green is under the rock. It is filled with clear water. The view from the top of the rock is wonderful. Sometimes I jump into the deep water and swim. I want to preserve nature like this forever.
In Japan we have four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter. I like all the seasons, but I like summer best of all. We have a little snow in Kochi, where I live, but have a lot of rain, and honest winter as a rule, doesn’t settle on our part of the country till late December. Spring and Fall are our leisure seasons, and many people go out to the fields or mountains. Spring is a beautiful season. Everything is in bloom and all the planets begin to bud. In summer the land is green and full of color. Everything is growing rapidly. In summer vacation we have Yosakoi Festival, one of the famous summer festivals. In autumn it is wonderful to see leaves turning yellow and red. I like the clear and cool air of autumn.
Looking back at the things last year, I see a lot happened around me. This year I want to keep company with more friends. And I want to correspond with a pen pal abroad, because I want to expand my English vocabulary. Maybe, there are some awkward expressions in my composition. But I’m not afraid of making mistakes.
I stood before the morning’s light and asked myself “Am I trapped again?”. I know there’s something trapped in me. There is no easy way out for my wants. I have always felt that I had to produce confidence in myself. A million dreams won’t set you free. Give you pain and never feed your hunger. Behind the clouds the sun is shining’. I don’t want to lose myself.
Maybe nobody sees like I do. And maybe somebody wants me to paint the sky blue. But I don’t really care, at least not today. Because today was the start of another day. Gee! My eyes can see a world that shines and maybe I’m a drifter. But I’d rather be that than to fall in line.
By the way, people assess qualities by their value to themselves. I’m thinking about the meaning of life. A wise man said “You only have one life to live, so use it well.” Human beings tend to fall into idleness. Life can be quite complex at times. Someone says “You became an adult when you stopped caring what other people thought about you and started to care what you thought about them.” Life abounds in a variety of temptations. I want to make meaningful use of my time. It’s relaxing to get away form the city and have contact with nature. I haven’t yet demonstrated 100% of my personal ability. I reflect calmly on my inner self. It’s better to live and die with a fixed objective. Once the wind’s direction becomes fixed, I’ll be off.
