2026年5月11日 星期一

回憶的含水量太高
所以我將回憶掛著
在歲月中晾曬

偶爾經過的時候
摸起來仍是濕濕的

2026年5月2日 星期六

2026/05/03 Stephen長老主日講道有感

 Stephen ,你今天在主日的分享很觸動我。對我而言,「聖靈」這部分的信仰一直是一個「深水區」,因為祂無法純然透過知識去理解,對於聖靈,你只能「領受」。

很不幸的是,屬靈的世界裡,還有很多假靈、邪靈,所以你說的對,「不談」是最安全的,這也是我以前的態度----反正我有聖經就好。


不過這樣的信仰是不完全的。三一真神其中一個位格,就是聖靈,排除祂,對神的認識就不會真切,也無法進入信仰生活中非常重要那個部分:教會----而這正是聖靈重要的工作之一。是聖靈將各個恩賜賜給眾人,眾人彼此聯合、同工、合一,與主連結成為合神心意的樣式。


「沒有獨善其身的基督徒」,這是我信主後重要的生命改變。以前我不懂這一點,覺得只要自己追求認識主就好,別人夠不夠認識主那是他自己的事,與我無關。可是我忽略了一點:如果沒有其他基督徒的陪伴、互動與遮蓋,我單憑自己的努力,是不可能走到現在、走到到這裡的。是「關係」,讓我們在神的眼中成為特殊,也讓我們彼此之間有了成為神的樣式的可能。


所以,我在最後的禱告時間,按著你的啟發求神「對我吹氣」,開啟我的靈,決定「與聖靈一起冒險」。雖然當下沒有「被特殊能力灌滿全身」的奇特(或者說,神秘)感受,但這樣的決志,讓我充滿平安。


後來你為阿諾禱告完後,我也跟他聊了一會兒。我知道對他而言,「感受」是很難精準表達出來的,他對你說出口的「舒服」,可能蘊含了「喜悅、平安、釋放……」等不同的內容。我告訴他,就算講不出來也沒關係,只要記住現在當下的感受就好,因為在我們教會中的屬靈感受是真切的,這個感受,可以成為日後屬靈辨識上的根據。

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​Stephen, your sharing during today’s service really touched me. To me, the "Holy Spirit" has always been a bit of a "deep water zone" in my faith—because He cannot be understood purely through intellectual knowledge; you can only "receive" Him.


​Unfortunately, in the spiritual realm, there are many false and evil spirits. So you were right: "not talking about it" is the safest route, which was exactly my old attitude—as long as I had the Bible, I felt I was fine.


​However, that kind of faith is incomplete. The Holy Spirit is one of the persons of the Trinity; to exclude Him is to lack a true understanding of God. It also prevents us from entering a vital part of the life of faith: the Church—which is one of the Holy Spirit's primary works. It is the Spirit who bestows gifts upon us all, allowing us to unite, co-labor, and become one, connecting with the Lord to become the body that God intends.


​"There is no such thing as a solitary Christian"—this has been a significant life change for me since I came to Christ. I didn't understand this before; I thought as long as I pursued knowing the Lord myself, it didn't matter how others were doing. But I overlooked one thing: without the companionship, interaction, and covering of other Christians, I could never have made it this far on my own effort. It is "relationship" that makes us special in God’s eyes and makes it possible for us to reflect His likeness to one another.


​So, during the final prayer time, inspired by what you said, I asked God to "breathe on me" and open my spirit. I decided to "take an adventure with the Holy Spirit." Although I didn't experience any "mystical" sensation of power flooding my body at that moment, this decision filled me with great peace.


​After you finished praying for Arnold, I chatted with him for a while. I know that for him, "feelings" are hard to express precisely. When he told you he felt "comfortable," it likely encompassed a mix of joy, peace, and release. I told him it’s okay if he can’t put it into words—he just needs to remember how he feels right now. Spiritual experiences in our church are real, and this feeling can serve as a foundation for spiritual discernment in the future.

2026年4月25日 星期六

日本櫻景二首

 <水之櫻>
錦鯉浮花影,
碧波放小舟 。
朱橋悠獨步,
古寺隱櫻丘。

<河櫻>
日暮河燈影,
落英岸草風。
過橋舟子渡,
遊客漫櫻紅。

2026年4月11日 星期六

Jabez 自學日文50音












最近Jabez 大量觀看日文字母的幼教影片、卡通短片,還會邊看邊唸。我曾隨意指某個字母要他唸給我聽,結果每次都唸對。(我對50音陌生,所以我是透過影片去確認他有沒有唸對)


後來Jabez 進化到拿筆書寫日文字母,就跟當初自學英文一樣。反正他是一個喜歡規則/規律的孩子,我們也不干涉,由他去學(其實是「玩」)。


幾天前,我將一疊廢紙拿給Jabez 塗鴉,他沒有畫畫,而是拿來寫日文字母。今天要清掉塗鴉過的紙張時,我一時興起,拍照叫Gemini 分析一下Jabez 到底寫了什麼,Gemini 的回答如下:(節錄)


紅色部分:​かがに (Ka-ga-ni)

​藍色部分:​たよ (Ta-yo)

​綠色部分(分布較散):​ろぎ (Ro-gi)。


我嚇到了:原來Jabez 在用日文字母拼寫韓國卡通「小巴士Tayo」裡頭的角色----綠色、紅色、藍色巴士的英文名字!(紙上紅色的第一個字母有塗掉,所以紅色巴士的名字是 ga-ni)


「Tayo」是韓國的英語幼教卡通,所以是英語發音,Jabez 能夠精準用日文字母拼寫出來,表示他真的把50音背下來了。


雖然Jabez 最新自學的日文在生活中也許派不上用場,只能自娛娛人,但想到他是中度語言障礙的自閉兒,就不得不讚嘆神創造的奇妙偉大!

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Recently, Jabez has been watching a lot of educational videos and short cartoons about Japanese kana. He even reads along while watching. Once, I randomly pointed at a character and asked him to read it aloud, and he got it right every time. (Since I’m not familiar with the 50 sounds myself, I had to rely on the videos to confirm whether he was correct.)


Later, Jabez progressed to writing Japanese characters with a pen, just like when he taught himself English before. He’s a child who enjoys patterns and rules, so we don’t interfere—we just let him learn (or rather, “play”).


A few days ago, I gave Jabez a stack of scrap paper for doodling. Instead of drawing, he used it to write Japanese characters. Today, while clearing away the used papers, I got curious and took a photo, then asked Gemini to analyze what he had written. Gemini’s response was as follows (excerpt):


Red section: かがに (Ka-ga-ni)

Blue section: たよ (Ta-yo)

Green section (more scattered): ろぎ (Ro-gi)


I was shocked. It turns out that Jabez was using Japanese characters to spell the names of characters from the Korean cartoon “Tayo the Little Bus”—specifically, the green, red, and blue buses’ English names! (The first red character on the paper was scribbled out, so the red bus’s name is “Gani.”)


“Tayo” is a Korean English-learning cartoon, so the pronunciation is in English. The fact that Jabez could accurately spell it using Japanese kana shows that he has truly memorized the entire kana system.


Although the Japanese he has recently taught himself may not be very practical in daily life and might just serve as a form of self-entertainment, considering that he is an autistic child with moderate language impairment, I can’t help but marvel at the wonder and greatness of God’s creation.

2026年3月27日 星期五

回答一位特兒父親的問題

Q:OO固執行為嚴重可能平常我叫刷牙洗澡他都先第一個,我叫哥刷牙,哥刷好牙,他傷心我問他,他叫哥哥要在刷一次,我刷他也叫我不要刷後叫我他刷完叫我重刷,不然他一直哭一直鬧

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KK,早上在寶貝班群組看到你po的問題,我有一些想法想跟你分享。


固執(固著)行為是泛自閉光譜的特兒會有的行為,這是孩子的「秩序感」、也是一種「安全感」的來源或外顯形式。而特兒的固著行為常是不理會場合與對象的,所以容易造成困擾。


有鴿子以前,曉能(哥哥)小時候也曾經有個固著行為讓我十分火大。那時他還小,喜歡按電梯,但某次我趕時間先按了電梯,他非常不高興,就在電梯門口哭鬧,我只好讓電梯先下去再讓他按一次,他按了,情緒卻依然不爽:


「我不要你幫我按電梯!」

「可是我已經讓電梯下去,讓你按了啊?」

「我不要,我要『剛剛那時候』自己按電梯...」

「可是『剛剛』不可能重來啊!我都等你、給你按電梯了不是?」

「我不要...我要剛剛那時候按電梯....」


我當時氣得想打他----真是莫名其妙,無理取鬧!


曉能不是特兒,也曾有過不講理的階段;等到有了鴿子之後,「固著行為」就不再是偶發事件,而是家裡的生活日常----一如你遇到的狀況。


困擾是存在的,問題是該怎麼拆解。我的看法是:


1.為固著行為分類

不是從「行為樣態」劃分,而是從「生活影響層面」劃分。前者是學者的研究工作,後者是生活中的理性思考:有哪些固著的影響層面較大(例如干擾別人)、哪些固著的影響層面較小(例如侷限在家裡)?


這個劃分有個好處,影響較小的部份,可以配合、順著特兒的固著習慣,讓他舒服,讓他開心。這就需要受影響的人(比如家人)的遷就與配合。以你提到的狀況為例,我看到很棒的一點:你跟哥哥都配合OO的要求。這就對了!家人嘛,一點點生活遷就不是什麼付不起的代價,如果一點點的遷就配合少甫就能開心,其實投報率挺高的呀!


在我家也是這樣。鴿子是我家的「燈光師」,他一回家,就會把家裡的燈全部打開(客廳、浴室、廚房、臥室,連床頭的條形裝飾燈也一樣 ),而且燈光全都要設定為「黃色」,,這是我無法接受的浪費行為。起初我制止,無效;我改以「你開我關」的方式應對,他就「你關我開」,無限重複下去。最後是全家人妥協,我也不再堅持。鴿子創造了一個充滿溫暖黃光的室內空間,他很滿意。


但你應該會疑惑:如果我們的作為都一樣,為什麼少甫跟鴿子的反應會大不相同?這就涉及了另一個問題:你掌握了孩子的「固著樣態」了嗎?


2.掌握了孩子的固著樣態 

首先要觀察,理解孩子的行為本身包含了哪些細節。以鴿子為例,「全開燈、開黃光」是他的作為,他的秩序感;曉能的電梯事件,則包括了「自己按電梯+時間點」兩個細節,掌握細節(可能包括動作與流程),才會知道該如何適切地回應孩子的固著。鴿子我只要順著他就行,但曉能那件事我就沒辦法了,因為我無法讓時間倒轉。


我從你的描述中觀察,OO「有可能」在他的固著行為(刷牙秩序感)中含有「流程、時間」的元素,一如曉能的電梯事件。若此推測為真,那就是比較麻煩的樣態,因為就算你跟哥哥配合照辦了,因為時間不對,OO無法回到當初心裡設定好的「秩序」,所以就持續哭鬧,讓人束手無策。


於是問題就變成:「該如何處理特兒的情緒」,也就是你會到群組求救的原因。


3.情緒,永遠是最優先的考量

特兒的情緒能穩定,照顧特兒的辛苦就少掉60%,宗勳醫師分享他家承澤的狀況,可以印證這一點。你之所以想知道「該怎麼做」,也是對OO的情緒張力無能為力。


但特兒的情緒問題不單單是「知道該怎麼做」這麼簡單,因為特兒會長大,想法、需求也會改變,這是一個「動態」的過程----不管是OO的行為、還是我們的因應都是。


所以,要時時覺察特兒的情緒反應,找出誘發情緒反應的觸發因子,並建立「資料庫」。一旦情緒張力出現,就可以從資料庫中比對,找出正確的觸發因子;若資料庫中找不到,那就是新的狀況,在將之收入資料庫中。每個特兒都是獨特的,所以別人的經驗只能聽聽,不一定適用在OO身上。


這就是我會多說了曉能的「電梯事件」的原因,因為我已經找不到鴿子有跟少甫類似的情緒失控狀況,但電梯事件的樣態,「似乎」比較類似。這就是建立資料庫的好處:看似是建立「行為樣態資料庫」,其實我們的目標對準的是孩子的「情緒」,唯有穩定了孩子的情緒,我們肩頭的擔子才會真正的輕省下來(在預設特兒永遠需要家人照顧的認知前提之下)。


然而OO目前的問題該怎麼辦?如果你還沒建立夠細緻的資料庫,那麼,現在開始建立它。建立資料庫不代表一勞永逸,因為你總可能遇到當下無解的狀況。去年我們家去高雄聽張學友演唱會,鴿子很配合地陪媽媽進場聽歌(人生成就解鎖),但車子水箱爆了的意外,讓我們如此緊急處置:媽媽先搭火車離開高雄,準備明天上課,我們多停留一些時間,等車修好了再開車回家。結果媽媽趁夜離開這一點鴿子無法接受(這是他「不能落下一個家人」的固著),在高雄捷運車廂裡,我被迫蹲下來無支撐地安撫鴿子也難以轉變他的心情,在公共場所這樣實在有些狼狽,但這時候孩子的情緒優先,就顧不上自己的狼狽了。


我相信你一定用盡心力去愛OO,一如我對鴿子。但是除了可操作的「方法」,你也要倚靠神來給你力量。神會用什麼方法幫助我們你不會知道(例如我在捷運上狼狽之時,讓座給我的居然是另一個大齡特兒----神當下安排的「天使」),但神的憐憫與我們同在,他不會讓我們特兒家長白白受苦的。倚靠神不是遇到困難了才找祂,而是時時在神面前承認自己的軟弱,懇求神的恩典,讓自己在照顧心力「餘額不足」時,隨時可以找神「充值」。


而最最重要的,是求主賜給你屬神的眼光,辨識神在這個孩子身上的計畫,按照神的心意來照顧這個孩子,而不是按著我們的心意。對我家而言,我們漸漸發現,神要我們養出一個「吃快樂長大的小孩」,讓他在愛的環境中長大,不但自己對愛不虞匱乏,還能懂得什麼是愛、把愛分享出去----鴿子可是自閉兒啊!一個自閉兒能懂得愛、情緒穩定、懂得愛人,還有什麼神蹟比這個更偉大呢?就算鴿子追不上別人的學習能力,那又有什麼關係呢?


所以我勉勵你:用神的眼光來看待少甫。你視OO為「問題」,那你就會在他的成長過程中不斷地「發現問題」並「解決問題」;你視OO為「祝福」,那你就會在他的成長過程中時不時地打開神預先放著的「大禮包」,時時有驚喜。同樣是「成長」,你想要選擇哪一個眼光、為孩子安排哪一條成長之路呢?


不知不覺寫了這麼長,希望能幫助到你。你我都是特兒父親,而你比我更辛苦,所以你比我更迫切需要神的安慰與幫助。願神保守你和你的家,讓神隱藏在OO生命中的祝福,有一天能被你看見。

2026年3月15日 星期日

給接待的南非宣教士的回信

 親愛的Lisa:


你信中對我的稱讚,讓我受寵若驚!週一晚上在Stephen 家裡的聚會,我向Craig 說我是小信的人,但他給我很大很深的鼓勵。現在,你的信也大大的鼓勵了我。


送你們離開後,在開車的路上,我和Daphne 一起分享了這段時間被感動、被鼓勵的點點滴滴。「人接待你們就是接待我;接待我就是接待那差我來的。」(馬太福音 10:40)在接待你們之前,這段經文調整了我的眼光,讓我放下第一次接待服事的緊張與焦慮;現在你們離開台灣,這段經文又再度出現在我的心中:因為接待了你們,所以我才能看見神在我家的賜福,以及神對我家的呼召。


你是很美好的女孩子。你真誠、善良、有禮、體貼又細心,我們全家都很喜歡你。10:00pm接Phoebe下班回家時,她在車上說:「我已經開始想念Lisa她們了。」Jabez也是,他洗完澡躺在你睡過的床上,說:「這是『Lisa 的』房間。」我想,你懂的。😊


 若不是神的安排,這一切的美好都不會發生。願神祝福你回到南非後的生活,在學業上、工作上,都有神的保守。


ps: 歡迎妳成為我家的「第六人」😄


 Jorman 

2026年3月14日 星期六

思念:送別來自南非的宣教伙伴們

你們來了
樹上開滿了一朵朵
燦爛的笑容

現在,你們走了

滿地的落花是一滴滴

不捨的眼淚


飛機在天空畫上一道

長長的弧線,像彩虹

一個美麗的約定


因著耶穌的愛

我們在彩虹的這一端

你們在彩虹的那一端


When you came,
the trees blossomed—
each flower
a radiant smile.

And now, you have gone. The fallen petals
that carpet the earth
are drops of tears,
reluctant to part.
An airplane traces the sky,
a long, gentle arc—
like a rainbow,
a promise of beauty.
For in the love of Jesus Christ,
we stand at one end of the rainbow,
and you—
at the other.

2026年2月15日 星期日

馬年賀歲(戲筆一首)

金山不若雲山媚,

馬縱春風舞亂蹄。

有心龍虎來相會,

錢塘江湧眾潮低。

Jabez的「攻擊」

關島行最後一天,為了不耽誤7:30的航班,我們決定5點起床(台灣時間是凌晨3點),5:30還出租車,再搭出租公司的接駁車到關島機場,給通關保留足夠的時間(關島海關的安檢太嚴格了)。Jabez很配合地跟著起床,不吵不鬧,直到還車時,Jabez 情緒爆走了。


從出租車下行李,Jabez 就開始焦躁不安,我們跟他解釋要歸還車輛,但Jabez 不接受。看著公司員工把車開走(去試車,看看有沒有車損),Jabez 情緒整個炸掉,彷彿沒了車子就無法回台灣。我趕忙抱起Jabez 安撫他,但是無效,Jabez 整個情緒大失控,居然出手打了我好幾下----我的肩部以上,都是他的攻擊範圍。


我有點嚇到,不可置信的看著Jabez,他也正眼看著我,我因此確定:我就是他的攻擊目標。但此時安撫他的焦慮是更迫切的事,於是我帶著笑意輕拍他的背,用肢體語言告訴他:「Daddy 沒事,不用擔心。Daddy惜惜!」後來媽媽出來點破了Jabez情緒爆掉的原因:我們只告訴他「離開旅館,前往機場」,忘記告訴他中間有「還車」這個環節,所以他對離開的車子產生焦慮。我們趕忙跟Jabez解釋清楚,不久接駁車也到了,Jabez才放下焦躁,又變回那個溫順柔和的孩子。


回程中,我反省整個的過程,神給了我以下的領受:


1.Jabez攻擊我不是出於本意。他本是愛我的,但在被情緒制約的情況下,他需要一個情緒的出口,我離他最近,所以就成了攻擊的目標。(事實上如果不攻擊我,那他就會攻擊自己了)


在此時的Jabez身上,我看見我們被罪捆綁時的樣子:明明心裡有愛,卻還是失控出手攻擊了。「這樣看來,我以內心順服神的律,我肉體卻順服罪的律了」(羅馬書7:25),靠己力無法勝過罪,是鐵一般的事實。


2.被攻擊的我雖然驚訝,但沒有發火,反而憐惜Jabez這個孩子困在情緒的風暴中,因為我是他的爸爸。


我逆想:天父看著我們陷溺在罪中,應該也是同樣的心情吧?祂既恨惡罪,卻憐憫犯罪的我們,因為神就是愛。「愛是恆久忍耐,又有恩慈」(哥林多前書13:4),只有愛,才能讓人甘願為對方付出,為對方奉獻。


我感謝神讓我的生命與Jabez緊緊綁在一起,在這份親子關係中,神總是祝福滿滿,讓我在生活的操練中,與主更靠近。

<Jabez’s “Attack”>

On the last day of our trip to Guam, in order not to miss our 7:30 a.m. flight, we decided to wake up at 5:00 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Taiwan time). At 5:30 we returned the rental car, then took the rental company’s shuttle to the airport, allowing sufficient time for security and customs clearance (Guam’s inspections are very strict). Jabez cooperated and woke up with us without fussing. However, when it was time to return the car, his emotions suddenly exploded.


As we unloaded the luggage from the car, Jabez became increasingly anxious. We explained that we needed to return the vehicle, but he could not accept it. When he watched the company staff drive the car away for inspection (to check for any damage), his emotions completely spiraled out of control. It was as if, without the car, we would not be able to return to Taiwan. I quickly picked him up and tried to comfort him, but it did not help. He completely lost control and struck me several times—everything above my shoulders was within his range of attack.


I was startled and looked at him in disbelief. He looked straight back at me. In that moment, I knew for certain: I was his target. Yet calming his anxiety was more urgent than defending myself. So I smiled gently, patted his back, and used body language to reassure him: “Daddy is okay. Don’t worry. Daddy loves you.” Later, his mother identified the cause of his emotional outburst: we had told him we were leaving the hotel and heading to the airport, but we had forgotten to explain that returning the car was part of the process. The sudden departure of the car triggered his anxiety. We quickly clarified everything to him. Soon the shuttle arrived, and Jabez calmed down, returning to his gentle and tender self.


On the flight home, I reflected on the entire incident, and the Lord gave me the following insights:


1. Jabez did not attack me intentionally.

He loves me. But when overwhelmed by emotion, he needed an outlet, and I happened to be the closest one to him, so I became the target. (In fact, had he not struck me, he might have harmed himself.)

In Jabez at that moment, I saw a picture of ourselves when we are bound by sin. Though there is love in our hearts, we still lose control and strike out. As Scripture says:

“So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin” (Romans 7:25).

It is an ironclad truth that we cannot overcome sin by our own strength.


2. Though I was surprised by the attack, I did not become angry. Instead, I felt compassion for Jabez, trapped in the storm of his emotions—because I am his father.

Reflecting further, I wondered: when our Heavenly Father sees us drowning in sin, does He not feel the same? He hates sin, yet He has mercy on us sinners, because God is love.

“Love is patient and kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4).

Only love enables one to willingly give, to sacrifice, and to offer oneself for another.


I thank God for binding my life so closely with Jabez’s. In this parent–child relationship, God continually pours out His blessings, drawing me closer to the Lord through the daily practice of life.

2026年2月5日 星期四

關島行

浮島海天闊,
流雲山水清。
臨風舒散髮,
入幕數明星。
夜市原民味,
沙灘異國情。
陶潛如有意,
遠道亦相迎。

<Journey to Guam> by ChatGPT

Drifting isles spread wide where sea meets sky;
Wandering clouds, clear over hills and streams.

Facing the wind, I loose my unbound hair,
Within the tented night, I count the stars.

Night markets breathe the native earth’s warm scent;
Along the shore, an air of foreign lands.

If Tao Yuanming still harbored such a heart,
Even from afar, this road he’d gladly take.

2026年2月4日 星期三

搭機隨想

飛在天空上
離地面遠了
卻沒有更靠近天國

腳下的雲
遮蔽了海洋與島嶼
遮不住禱告的聲音

一環彩虹,啊
那是挪亞之約
印在浮雲之上

<Thoughts on Flying>

I rose into the heavens,
leaving the earth far below,
yet I was no nearer to the Kingdom of God.

The clouds beneath my feet
veiled the seas and the scattered isles,
but they could not silence the voice of prayer.

Ah, a ring of rainbow—
the covenant of Noah,
sealed upon the drifting clouds.